"What I find sad about this is restaurants, bar and grills and dives have always been forums to get away from the norm. . . to meet new people. . . to exchange ideas. . . even, sometimes, end in marriages."
That-I agree with. OTOH there are certain conveniences that really are good. The other day my son and I were taking grandson to ski training in the Sierras. Got up at 5:30 am but were late leaving. In a rush we ordered Starbucks stuff while using I phones in car and simply picked up the food and drinks w/o having to pay or wait in line. I never had heard of that before.