I deeply despite those third-party food delivery services. The people delivering the food are often working for less than minimum wage and are mostly using their private equipment (smartphone, bicycle, car) for delivering.
One might argue that people then should not work for those services but on the contrary why don't the services pay a fair wage and provide vehicles and devices necessary for the job? If the price gets too high, then maybe there is no market.
All of this ignoring that SV venture capital is subsidizing the erosion of other comparable jobs at small businesses that try to pay their delivery drivers a fair wage.
I could probably develop a network of 5 driving-age teens in my neighborhood, call in an order at a restaurant, and then send out a "who wants to make 10$ cash picking this up for me?" group SMS. I'm sure the service would be better and I'm sure they would make more money than through DoorDash.
One might argue that people then should not work for those services but on the contrary why don't the services pay a fair wage and provide vehicles and devices necessary for the job? If the price gets too high, then maybe there is no market.
All of this ignoring that SV venture capital is subsidizing the erosion of other comparable jobs at small businesses that try to pay their delivery drivers a fair wage.