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Ex-Grubhub exec calls delivery apps “payday lenders for restaurants and drivers”
- troughway 6y agoRelated discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23169243 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23169243 The tech crowd has been asking the same questions about the stability of these companies for a long time now. We know that it's being propped up by VC money and unsustainable.
- Kroeler 6y agoYes though I think the public has not caught on yet. These apps have become far more popular during the pandemic quarantine and people don't realize it's going to put a lot of their favorite food joints out of business.
- rumanator 6y agoThe quarantine is a bad example though as these apps represent the only access to these restaurants during this time.
- sharemywin 6y agoI think there's an app called phone app or something.
- rumanator 6y agoYou are somehow assuming that your typical restaurant has delivery services and takes orders over the phone.
- aarpmcgee 6y agoThis was an eye opening post for me and I hope it gets more visibility.
- LatteLazy 6y agoI often have to pause and think "am I agreeing with this because it's correct or because it flatters my own prejudices?". This comment fails that test by a wide margin.
- masonic 6y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23216852 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23216852 1380+ points