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Uber and Grubhub are fascinating in that they’ve literally provided nothing in NYC that wasn’t already available 50 years ago, other than putting it on an app a
by rhaway84773 3y ago
Uber and Grubhub are fascinating in that they’ve literally provided nothing in NYC that wasn’t already available 50 years ago, other than putting it on an app and taking a 30-40% cut for it while driving their workers to destitution (while making sure they can get away with not calling them workers).
- LapsangGuzzler 3y ago> other than putting it on an app and taking a 30-40% cut for it while driving their workers to destitution (while making sure they can get away with not calling them workers). “This is the way.” - Sequoia, Silverlake et al (probably)
- LordShredda 3y agoConvenience and advertisement. Back in the day you'd call a phone number and have to interact with people like a normal human. Phone screens never ask you to repeat your words
- heavyset_go 3y agoOnline ordering has been a thing for quite some time, now. There just wasn't an app with a multimillion dollar marketing budget for it.
- thefz 3y agoNothing preventing a taxi company to implement a system with an app as a frontend.