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"This is basically how I live already. I sometimes want something specific from a specific restaurant, but more often than not, I just want something and I brow
by deanCommie 6y ago
"This is basically how I live already. I sometimes want something specific from a specific restaurant, but more often than not, I just want something and I browse through Seamless until I see some food that looks good and order it. I don't really know or care where it's coming from as long as it's reasonably priced and has decent ratings."
I sincerely and genuinely hope you are the minority because I simply cannot imagine living my life like this and I hope others are not either.
Yes, I know there is the archetype of person, especially in tech, that considers food nothing but fuel to keep their brain going. That's the kind that gravitated toward Soylent.
I think it's appalling. Food is one the the most important human experiences. It is specific, it is unique, it is cultural. I would put it on the same pantheon as poetry and music in terms of historical and artistic significance, and the gap between the bottom of the barrel and the truely life changing experience.
Now, I recognize I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum. I crave specific dishes from specific restaurants. But most people I know at least follow some form of branching decision tree: "do you feel like Mexican or Japanese?". "okay, sushi or ramen?". "that place across the street or by the park?". "okay should we call them or see if they are on doordash?"
I do agree with your other points about the technological factors here, but disagree with the foundation you built it on.