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Food delivery, is, on the face of it, a service that makes little economic sense. It's expensive to do and faces big timeliness challenges given that cold food
by adamc 2y ago
Food delivery, is, on the face of it, a service that makes little economic sense. It's expensive to do and faces big timeliness challenges given that cold food is less appealing. Trying to do it at an affordable price means exploiting people.
Hustling people has become a big part of entrepreneurial "genius". Sure, it creates "jobs", but some jobs are awful and degrading. That's the sticking point.
- richwater 2y ago> exploiting people Anyone on DoorDash can leave literally any time. There is no contract whatsoever . It's hard to argue in good faith that drivers are being exploited when they willingly, actively participate in the act.
- adamc 2y agoNo, that isn't true at all. Workers are often exploited even though they can leave (legally) at any time because their economic circumstances have made them desperate. They take side gigs that they hope will earn them enough to make money because they don't see obvious alternatives. I've seen this in-person... friend was a single-mom trying to get by. These gigs market themselves in ways that are dishonest in order to get participants. Sure, there is high turnover, but that doesn't make it OK.
- mindcrime 2y agoSure, it creates "jobs", but some jobs are awful and degrading And yet the people voluntarily choosing to take these "jobs", apparently find their lives are in some measure better by doing the job than by not doing it. Do I like the idea of people doing things that are awful and degrading? No. Do I think these companies should be praised for operating the way they do? Also no. But I also don't feel that I have any standing to tell people that they shouldn't do something that they find value in, because I judge it undesirable.