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I guess I respect having the intestinal fortitude to do the responsible thing, but at least in the U.S., seeing any service position with obvious privilege conn

I guess I respect having the intestinal fortitude to do the responsible thing, but at least in the U.S., seeing any service position with obvious privilege connotations makes people uncomfortable. The meal-in-a-box industry is another clever way to work around this taboo, by hiding the lower-class service workers behind a clean user interface. Similarly, what's the value-add of Github? Primarily, it's not having to talk on the phone to some guy with a thick foreign accent with kitchen noise in the background. Dealing with a website, even if it's slow sometimes, is a much less socially complicated experience.

neuronexmachina 9y ago
I... assume you meant Grubhub instead of Github? ;)
- rconti 9y ago
  that makes SO much more sense now, thanks.
- maxander 9y ago
  Oops... I plead autocorrect.
munin 9y ago
> Similarly, what's the value-add of Grubhub? The value of grubhub is that I can send written instructions to the restaurant instead of spoken ones, which will be understood more clearly, so my order is done the way I prefer it. It also helps with discoverability, instead of having to keep an assortment of paper menus in my kitchen up to date, I can just go to the website. It's not about avoiding poor people.
Baeocystin 9y ago
> but at least in the U.S., seeing any service position with obvious privilege connotations makes people uncomfortable. It really doesn't, except for a small subgroup of people who are worried about virtue signalling. Most people understand that people need jobs, it takes a surprisingly small amount of money to hire real help (and pay appropriately- fair pay for fair work), and everyone wins. I hired a lady to help as a caretaker when my mother was descending through the stages of Alzheimer's, and after my mother passed, she still stops by occasionally to help me with my elderly father. She is a lifesaver, and worth every penny. Neither my father nor myself are rich. My car is old enough to vote and buy beer. But the $150/week or so that I spend on help is completely worth it. And absolutely nobody that I've ever spoken with face-to-face judges. Many folks have asked me how to find similar, because they are in the same boat as me.
d0lph 9y ago
I mean yes, but why stop there, how many privilege points does going to a super market give you? Ordering pizza? Going to a restaurant? I'm certain we can find more areas where less privileged workers provide services for you. Also let's ignore the fact that this provides jobs for people, really, shouldn't they be more concerned about enabling your privilege?

neuronexmachina 9y ago

I... assume you meant Grubhub instead of Github? ;)

rconti 9y ago
that makes SO much more sense now, thanks.
maxander 9y ago
Oops... I plead autocorrect.

munin 9y ago

> Similarly, what's the value-add of Grubhub? The value of grubhub is that I can send written instructions to the restaurant instead of spoken ones, which will be understood more clearly, so my order is done the way I prefer it. It also helps with discoverability, instead of having to keep an assortment of paper menus in my kitchen up to date, I can just go to the website. It's not about avoiding poor people.

Baeocystin 9y ago

> but at least in the U.S., seeing any service position with obvious privilege connotations makes people uncomfortable. It really doesn't, except for a small subgroup of people who are worried about virtue signalling. Most people understand that people need jobs, it takes a surprisingly small amount of money to hire real help (and pay appropriately- fair pay for fair work), and everyone wins. I hired a lady to help as a caretaker when my mother was descending through the stages of Alzheimer's, and after my mother passed, she still stops by occasionally to help me with my elderly father. She is a lifesaver, and worth every penny. Neither my father nor myself are rich. My car is old enough to vote and buy beer. But the $150/week or so that I spend on help is completely worth it. And absolutely nobody that I've ever spoken with face-to-face judges. Many folks have asked me how to find similar, because they are in the same boat as me.

d0lph 9y ago

I mean yes, but why stop there, how many privilege points does going to a super market give you? Ordering pizza? Going to a restaurant? I'm certain we can find more areas where less privileged workers provide services for you. Also let's ignore the fact that this provides jobs for people, really, shouldn't they be more concerned about enabling your privilege?