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Other delivery services don't have the problems of Instacart. My CSA delivers me a custom food order once a week. They leave a box at my door, stand across the
by peterwwillis 7y ago
Other delivery services don't have the problems of Instacart. My CSA delivers me a custom food order once a week. They leave a box at my door, stand across the street, call me, and wait until I come out and grab it. And their workers are getting paid fairly. And they don't screw over local businesses. And they get me what I actually ordered. I just have to wait a whooole week for this amazing convenience, and pay less than Instacart charges for delivery.
Gig working will continue to exploit businesses, workers, and consumers until we solve the problem that made it a viable business model: income inequality.
If people didn't need multiple part time jobs to survive, they wouldn't be working these terrible conditions. And when that stops, businesses (like restaurants) will also stop being abused by predatory gig-fueled companies (like grubhub). And if people didn't need to make extra cash with Uber, there'd be enough tax money to fund better public transit, which further levels the economic playing field.