Total sense
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It was a completely reasonable take and everyone understood what you meant.
Only on lemmy would someone try to paint an exploitative middleman like UberEats as a noble service for those unable to journey to the store.
There are actually services that do that and they don't charge a 30% markup. That actually seems even more exploitative and you'd think the other commenter would be enraged at Uber.
How exactly did I attempt to paint Uber Eats (who is absolutely an exploitative middleperson) as a "noble service?"
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One is a service paid for with tax money, the other a for-profit business.
Wonder if the postal service could be for profit somehow, seems like a lost opportunity -
It used to be, but it isn't anymore.
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One is a service paid for with tax money, the other a for-profit business.
Wonder if the postal service could be for profit somehow, seems like a lost opportunityIn North America, USPS and Canada Post both are solely self funded. They are not (ordinarily) funded through tax money. USPS has had bailouts, but that’s not really different from a for profit company, sadly.
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In North America, USPS and Canada Post both are solely self funded. They are not (ordinarily) funded through tax money. USPS has had bailouts, but that’s not really different from a for profit company, sadly.
Crazy, our postal office is tax funded
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No, ironically the one on the right was for ages.
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One is a service paid for with tax money, the other a for-profit business.
Wonder if the postal service could be for profit somehow, seems like a lost opportunityUPS and FedEx cost the same though.
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Even if it is, private companies cost the same
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If most of that went to the driver I would be OK with it. I never use those services, they exploit workers
I only do when my daughter is staying somewhere and doesn’t have food to eat. That’s rare, but it has happened a few times.
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How exactly did I attempt to paint Uber Eats (who is absolutely an exploitative middleperson) as a "noble service?"
I'm happy that you are physically able, that you have places within walking distance to pick the food up from, or if not that you own a vehicle and are not vision impaired or afflicted with some other ailment that would make driving impossible
The implication being that thankfully for UberEats people who aren't physically able, don't have places within walking distance, don't own a vehicle, or are vision impaired or afflicted with some other ailment that makes driving impossible, they can get their food delivered.
UberEats is a cancer and honestly, everyone I've known who's disabled or on a fixed income in some way couldn't afford the insane markup.
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there are like subscription services that deliver partially prepared meals to your door
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the economic ignorance in this thread is astounding
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Not just same day, same hour. That 1/3 cost comes with a 50x delay.
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You pay 30usd for the food delivery? In the UK it usually is few quid.
We don't, unless it's alot of food. So much food in fact that the equivalent sized package would cost more than $10.50 for USPS to take 3+ days to deliver.
I love USPS but this whole thread makes people look like they've been huffing markers all afternoon.
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It isn't really.
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UPS and FedEx cost the same though.
They don't unless you have a good contract with them and even then it's dependent on zones and package size.
Fun fact: USPS acknowledges that our US territories are domestic while UPS and FedEx treat them as international. So its a little more of a chore and cost to ship to Puerto Rico and the like through anyone but USPS from the 50 states.
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I'm happy that you are physically able, that you have places within walking distance to pick the food up from, or if not that you own a vehicle and are not vision impaired or afflicted with some other ailment that would make driving impossible
The implication being that thankfully for UberEats people who aren't physically able, don't have places within walking distance, don't own a vehicle, or are vision impaired or afflicted with some other ailment that makes driving impossible, they can get their food delivered.
UberEats is a cancer and honestly, everyone I've known who's disabled or on a fixed income in some way couldn't afford the insane markup.
That's not at all what I implied or meant but thank you for assuming I'm the worst person ever for pushing back against someone being proud they can just get off their ass and pick up food.
Yes, Uber Eats is a cancer but I've known people to count down to the cents so their account won't be overdrawn so that they can order one hot meal delivered. Yes I absolutely think it is in the monetization plans of all the delivery apps to take advantage of people in that situation, I was just trying to point out "get off your ass and pick it up" isn't a viable option for everyone. Also, not everyone is the best at math or managing their money.
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They don't unless you have a good contract with them and even then it's dependent on zones and package size.
Fun fact: USPS acknowledges that our US territories are domestic while UPS and FedEx treat them as international. So its a little more of a chore and cost to ship to Puerto Rico and the like through anyone but USPS from the 50 states.
I don't have any contracts with them and it's usually about the same cost for USPS or UPS via ground for like a 12" square box for example. USPS might be like 5% less on average.
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Thankfully food delivery isn't essential, therefore it should be privatized (preferably by a restaurant that delivers to places hundreds of miles away by plane)
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Sometimes, people really want their taco order to ride on its own private taxi.
