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Agreed. Food delivery is a luxury that should only be afforded to the wealthy. There are far too many delivery drivers serving low income areas. We must price o

Agreed. Food delivery is a luxury that should only be afforded to the wealthy. There are far too many delivery drivers serving low income areas. We must price out those neighbourhoods immediately.

euniceee3 3y ago
Seems to be more of a exploitive targeting of mentally ill people. Super sad to see how many young people are ordering from apps like this and not able to afford any sort of decent quality of life without some for of subsidies.
toomuchtodo 3y ago
Poor people can't afford luxuries. It is an unfortunate truth. Having another human do something for you requires you be able to afford their labor. Sometimes we subsidize if you cannot afford it (healthcare). Sometimes we don't (fast food delivery). If you believe you're entitled to undervaluing someone else's labor below a living wage while being poor yourself, can't help that. Belief systems are weird.
- Bostonian 3y ago
  If I get food delivered for less than some definition of a living wage, the delivery person is still better off than if I had walked to the restaurant myself. If the delivery person had a better job available, he or she would have taken it.
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- squeaky-clean 3y ago
  Food delivery didn't used to be a luxury back in the days when you had to actually call up your local pizza or Chinese place. Is Papa John's really considered a luxury?
  - ghaff 3y ago
    Sort of? Even as a college student, getting crappy pizza delivered at midnight on a cold night versus walking 15 minutes to pick it up ourselves was some definition of luxury.
  - euniceee3 3y ago
    Depends on the markup. As a person who earns a decent wage I cannot afford to eat delivery food casually as the markup on a per item basis is steep. Even the good pizza place costs near me is $43 for a single large with 4 toppings, with delivery it is closer to $50.
    - squeaky-clean 3y ago
      Sure but delivery mark ups and high delivery fees are a recent thing. Plenty of restaraunts offered the same price in-store as for delivery, and the fee was usually $2-4 plus tip. It's not like technology has gotten worse or cars have gotten slower. So it was sustainable, and now they want us to believe it's not sustainable. Right now yes food delivery is a luxury. I guess the point is... how and why did that happen?
- Jerrrry 3y ago
  > Sometimes we don't (fast food delivery). Making a law is now a lack of subsidy. Subsidy for what? Able bodied people competing for identical work? Is that too competitive for the human condition? To not rob people of their agency and sense of worth? and what point does the state have an existential obligation to turn us into Matrix human batteries, for our own protection?

Agreed. Food delivery is a luxury that should only be afforded to the wealthy. There are far too many delivery drivers serving low income areas. We must price out those neighbourhoods immediately.

euniceee3 3y ago

Seems to be more of a exploitive targeting of mentally ill people. Super sad to see how many young people are ordering from apps like this and not able to afford any sort of decent quality of life without some for of subsidies.

toomuchtodo 3y ago

Poor people can't afford luxuries. It is an unfortunate truth. Having another human do something for you requires you be able to afford their labor. Sometimes we subsidize if you cannot afford it (healthcare). Sometimes we don't (fast food delivery). If you believe you're entitled to undervaluing someone else's labor below a living wage while being poor yourself, can't help that. Belief systems are weird.

Bostonian 3y ago
If I get food delivered for less than some definition of a living wage, the delivery person is still better off than if I had walked to the restaurant myself. If the delivery person had a better job available, he or she would have taken it.
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squeaky-clean 3y ago
Food delivery didn't used to be a luxury back in the days when you had to actually call up your local pizza or Chinese place. Is Papa John's really considered a luxury?
- ghaff 3y ago
  Sort of? Even as a college student, getting crappy pizza delivered at midnight on a cold night versus walking 15 minutes to pick it up ourselves was some definition of luxury.
- euniceee3 3y ago
  Depends on the markup. As a person who earns a decent wage I cannot afford to eat delivery food casually as the markup on a per item basis is steep. Even the good pizza place costs near me is $43 for a single large with 4 toppings, with delivery it is closer to $50.
  - squeaky-clean 3y ago
    Sure but delivery mark ups and high delivery fees are a recent thing. Plenty of restaraunts offered the same price in-store as for delivery, and the fee was usually $2-4 plus tip. It's not like technology has gotten worse or cars have gotten slower. So it was sustainable, and now they want us to believe it's not sustainable. Right now yes food delivery is a luxury. I guess the point is... how and why did that happen?
Jerrrry 3y ago
> Sometimes we don't (fast food delivery). Making a law is now a lack of subsidy. Subsidy for what? Able bodied people competing for identical work? Is that too competitive for the human condition? To not rob people of their agency and sense of worth? and what point does the state have an existential obligation to turn us into Matrix human batteries, for our own protection?