This is one of the consequences of tips. Depending on the state the minimum wage for waiters is less. That machine is competing with $2.15 an hour marginal labor cost.
An iPhone 10x might save a lawyer 10 seconds a week on writing texts if the buttons on the keyboard are bigger. That might be worth more in his most critical week. Then you take into account that designing the 10x doesn't cost much. It's just changing a few specs like screen size on an earlier design. So it's worth more for less effort. Then you multiply that by the number of people who might use a 10x vs a silverware roller. It's a 2000:1 ratio.
Besides, places should be using place settings and cloth napkins anyway.
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