I am pretty sure there's a generational schism in terms of who is ordering delivery versus who is willing to go to the drive through, one that almost nobody is interested in discussing. Maybe because it plays to stereotypes about younger generations being shut-in's and socially timid.
I am pretty sure there's a generational schism in terms of who is ordering delivery versus who is willing to go to the drive through, one that almost nobody is interested in discussing. Maybe because it plays to stereotypes about younger generations being shut-in's and socially timid.
eh idk how generational it really is or how much you can really read into the rise in takeout overall.
Like. IтАЩm a millennial and a shift worker and I 100% have ordered/would order delivery from 2 blocks away after my 12 hour shifts not because IтАЩm either a grandma who canтАЩt drive or a socially awkward young тАШun who needs to get out of her pod but because my goddamn feet hurt after 12 hours on them, IтАЩm totally exhausted, IтАЩm out of premade dinners, l canтАЩt bear the thought of standing long enough even to make a quesadilla or some eggs because did I mention the feet hurt part, and I couldnтАЩt find street parking near the place I wanted takeout from.
Yeah I'm sure Rosemary was just too dumb to think of "stop on the way home", thanks for the condescending "I'm better than you" that adds nothing. She's explaining a perfectly plausible reason why many people might want delivery food to ease their suffering for a few minutes. Others have given the obvious explanations like disability. Maybe someone lives in a dangerous area, or needs to eat but need to stay at home for a million reasons (children, waiting for a service person or other delivery, etc etc).
The remarkable thing to me is that everyone on this thread can imagine these and many more scenarios, but rather than simply assume that any given person has a reason for doing what they do, we're happier to assume the worst of everyone around us. That seems far more pernicious to society than people being a little lazier than you would personally prefer
I can understand if somebody wants to avoid a day or two of suffering, maybe even a few hours of suffering. But a few minutes? Come on.
Look, the picture I have in my head isn't of people that are lazy, it's people who are socially awkward to the point of being unable to interact with other human beings--especially strangers. A few years back hotels introduced the ability for guests to check in and unlock their rooms without having to visit the front desk to get a key. I found it convenient because prior to the pandemic I traveled for work, a lot. But the feature apparently proved wildly popular with younger people who found it excruciating to make small talk with a clerk during the check in process.
ThatтАЩs sad, but I donтАЩt think thatтАЩs driving the food delivery economy. Maybe a small component.
A тАЬfixтАЭ is to require companies like DoorDash to pay a living wage. In Seattle they did just that, but I donтАЩt think itтАЩs popular among the public or the drivers because people are much less likely to order DoorDash now.
The generational divide is going to be much more because of the fact that younger people grow up with conveniences that older people did not have. My mom doesn't ride in Ubers, not because she's of a different (implied better) generation than me, but because she's not interested in installing a new app and trying a new service that she doesn't understand on a phone she's still getting used to, and doesn't feel like she needs it enough to even try.
In years past anyone could pick up a phone and call delivery. What's changed is that now the country has access to what is essentially a permanent underclass of brown people who can be counted on to perform menial labor for middle class whites, even middle class whites of very modest means, for essentially slave wages. To a large extent that's what has made these services affordable compared to the past.
I am pretty sure there's a generational schism in terms of who is ordering delivery versus who is willing to go to the drive through, one that almost nobody is interested in discussing. Maybe because it plays to stereotypes about younger generations being shut-in's and socially timid.
eh idk how generational it really is or how much you can really read into the rise in takeout overall.
Like. IтАЩm a millennial and a shift worker and I 100% have ordered/would order delivery from 2 blocks away after my 12 hour shifts not because IтАЩm either a grandma who canтАЩt drive or a socially awkward young тАШun who needs to get out of her pod but because my goddamn feet hurt after 12 hours on them, IтАЩm totally exhausted, IтАЩm out of premade dinners, l canтАЩt bear the thought of standing long enough even to make a quesadilla or some eggs because did I mention the feet hurt part, and I couldnтАЩt find street parking near the place I wanted takeout from.
Sometimes takeout is just takeout.
Agree with the rest of the OP, though.
If it's two blocks away I stop and get dinner before I go back home, saving myself the delivery fee plus tip.
Yeah I'm sure Rosemary was just too dumb to think of "stop on the way home", thanks for the condescending "I'm better than you" that adds nothing. She's explaining a perfectly plausible reason why many people might want delivery food to ease their suffering for a few minutes. Others have given the obvious explanations like disability. Maybe someone lives in a dangerous area, or needs to eat but need to stay at home for a million reasons (children, waiting for a service person or other delivery, etc etc).
The remarkable thing to me is that everyone on this thread can imagine these and many more scenarios, but rather than simply assume that any given person has a reason for doing what they do, we're happier to assume the worst of everyone around us. That seems far more pernicious to society than people being a little lazier than you would personally prefer
I can understand if somebody wants to avoid a day or two of suffering, maybe even a few hours of suffering. But a few minutes? Come on.
Look, the picture I have in my head isn't of people that are lazy, it's people who are socially awkward to the point of being unable to interact with other human beings--especially strangers. A few years back hotels introduced the ability for guests to check in and unlock their rooms without having to visit the front desk to get a key. I found it convenient because prior to the pandemic I traveled for work, a lot. But the feature apparently proved wildly popular with younger people who found it excruciating to make small talk with a clerk during the check in process.
ThatтАЩs sad, but I donтАЩt think thatтАЩs driving the food delivery economy. Maybe a small component.
A тАЬfixтАЭ is to require companies like DoorDash to pay a living wage. In Seattle they did just that, but I donтАЩt think itтАЩs popular among the public or the drivers because people are much less likely to order DoorDash now.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-council-may-make-u-turn-on-delivery-drivers-pay-as-fees-increase/
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-council-pushes-toward-rollback-of-delivery-driver-minimum-wage/
The generational divide is going to be much more because of the fact that younger people grow up with conveniences that older people did not have. My mom doesn't ride in Ubers, not because she's of a different (implied better) generation than me, but because she's not interested in installing a new app and trying a new service that she doesn't understand on a phone she's still getting used to, and doesn't feel like she needs it enough to even try.
In years past anyone could pick up a phone and call delivery. What's changed is that now the country has access to what is essentially a permanent underclass of brown people who can be counted on to perform menial labor for middle class whites, even middle class whites of very modest means, for essentially slave wages. To a large extent that's what has made these services affordable compared to the past.
Yeah I have an aunt in DC that just figured out Ubers. She rode in cabs until last year (she has mobility issues that preclude transit, sadly)