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Like many convenience services, it's important that it exists because some people genuinely can't walk or can't walk all the time, can't chop their own fruit and veg, etc. Or genuinely don't have enough time in the day to cook or pick something up. But people will still use these things for simple luxury reasons.
Those are fringe use cases. Majority of it is conspicuous consumption.
Also, grocery stores sell prepared foods and there other options for these people. Why are they choosing most expensive one?
I mean, most everyone will be disabled at some point in their life. They're also useful for the average person when they're sick and don't have anyone to take care of them. I know I've struggled to feed myself when I had the flu or covid.
But even if they are indeed fringe use cases, those services do need to exist for those cases. And restricting them isn't very helpful either way because applying for any sorts of benefits is often difficult and/or degrading for many disabled people. BUT: we should still encourage those who CAN avoid this stuff to do so, since they are indeed damaging to worker's rights and the environment.
Nobody suggested Amy restrictions
Me thesis is that vast majority of the users of these services are broke people who have no business using them but the conversation always devolves into some fringe cases needing them...
It is a free market to waste your money as you see please but in current economic context, it is clowny to be whining about being broke and then using thee services.
Who's down voting this 😂 Big food delivery bots? Or are there really that many people who hate hearing the truth?
Got a few people big mad about it too
Clearly an unpopular opinion lol
Anecdotally, the people I know who order door dash multiple times a week are also people who frequently complain about money
I am suggesting viable substitution options which is the grocery store prepped food which also does delivery
I am not even getting into how shiti these parasite treat the workers.
Just merely notting that getting slop delivered by doordash is the most expensive option on the market, everyone is bitching about being poor then proceeda to defend using this trash service
Which is also terriable for the worker on top of that
Ad man ain't never stopping his shit
But people could make better decisions...
Calling out poor spending habits =/= blaming the victim
Y'all are delulu to be dying on this clown hill.
Who funds these mega corpos?
How much of what they provide is actually must have?
I would tell people to fucking buy groceries and eat at home... That's what sane people do. Saves ton of money and limits number of parasites taking an cut from 12 to like 4-5.
Plastic are inevitable and it is systems issues but many products exist where plastic container can by avoided like bar of shampoo for example.
Advertising works hence why people blocks ads and pay for ad free shit. It is worth it too.
It is funny how people are this unwilling to review their consumption habits without having degree of a melt down over it. Sure we are getting fucked by corpos but it does not mean you have to make it easy for them. But the normie can't be bothered exercising simple economic behavior like product substitution and refusing to pay for certain luxuries.
You are in thread under this comment.
I am not following this anti agency rhetoric. If people don't help themselves, nobody is helping them. This includes being a discerning consumer.
I spend most of my time shilling against corpos, however, purchasers have agency and they have some economic power esp on luxury goods and services segments like food delivery.
You are having a melt down at the idea that I suggested that they should exercise some agency... Why?
I don't see how this is victim blaming but I got downvotes and only rebuttal so far "victim blaming" and "futile exercise" which itbmihjt be futile if only I do it. It wouldn't be me if enough people adjusted their consumption patterns.
You still using fringe case to make the point... How many of daily doordash orders are placed by disabled?
Being poor doesn't excuse stupid behavior jfc
Buying doordash is a stupid behavior with a few exceptions but especially if you are poor.
But sure consume the slop, who fucking cares. Fund your oppressor because you can't do substitutions or avoid bad deals.
Bro... My work on here speaks for itself.
This comment thread specifically is about people acting like idiots and feeding capitalist regime with their bad consumption patterns.
I never denied your position has merit... You are the one who can't appreciate the value of direct action and snow ball effect it can have
Lol wat
I still don't get it... Why would you not respect direct action that's like the only thing left for anyone do since political process has been captured.
Sure we can shit post about it all day but unless people start deny parasite profit nothing changes.
I guess there is option to reclaim the political process but there is even less enthusiasm from general public for than than there is avoiding using door dash.