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> Take delivery apps that have somehow made the previously thriving small business of delivering food a giant industry that loses money for everyone involved.
by bdzr 3y ago
> Take delivery apps that have somehow made the previously thriving small business of delivering food a giant industry that loses money for everyone involved.
I agree with everything you said but this. It seems like an industry with sustainability problems where the consumers are winning big. It also seems like it ignores the small businesses that could never support delivery drivers in the first place. I'm not super familiar with this industry but I hear similar arguments against ride sharing which is at worst 10x better on the consumer side than it was before.
- Moru 3y agoThe problem with the big tech trying to fix problem in one country can turn out destroying something that actually works better in some other country. Here in Sweden we have had something called e-invoices for a very long time. You just ordered something and the invoice ended up automatically on your bank. Just a few clicks to pay all your invoices no matter how many. Now there are several different payment apps that wants to fight for the customers and they all require you to get their app. Or you will have to jump through five hoops to get to pay the invoice. It's called rentseeking I believe...
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