Context. It's just different for the two parties. Most of the time knowlege is highly asymmetric (which makes delegating financially attractive in the first pla

Context. It's just different for the two parties. Most of the time knowlege is highly asymmetric (which makes delegating financially attractive in the first place) and establishing the context is percieved as almost as expensive as doing it for yourself. Only for very well known tasks or well established relationships where the right pre-knowledge has already been established, delegating is instantaneously beneficial.