REPORT: Regal Theaters’ New ‘Contactless Concessions’ Scheme Declared A Sinister Indictment Of Societal Decay – Moral Critics Say We’ve Lost Our Souls To Convenience. The nation’s third-largest movie chain, Regal Theaters, has announced a permanent shift to fully automated, contactless concession stands, allowing patrons to order nachos and soda via a phone app without ever speaking to a human employee. While the company touts the move as a triumph of efficiency and hygiene, leading moral critics are sounding the alarm, labeling it a devastating milestone in the erosion of basic human interaction. “We are training an entire generation to believe that transactional human contact is an inconvenience to be eliminated,” thundered Dr. Eleanor Vance, a prominent social ethicist. “When you remove the person from the popcorn transaction, you aren't just streamlining a process—you’re erasing the last vestiges of civic exchange, replacing community with cold, soulless algorithm.” The move has sparked intense debate, with some hailing the end of sticky floors and slow lines, while others warn that this sterile, automated future is the final nail in the coffin for the shared, communal experience of cinema-going, turning a sacred public gathering into a series of isolated, robotic exchanges.