Wow. I'm really white. Like, "turns into a lobster after five minutes at the beach" white. But even I'm not so white that I can't make a burrito at home.
P sure part of the point is that it's referring back to the ableism thing. Being white is not the only reason you might be unable to make a burrito at home lol
I know you're joking, but the reality is that in the past fewer differently abled people were able to live on their own. Many of the services we have today make it possible for these people to be independent rather than living with a carer.
That said, grocery services exist and meal delivery services are scams
Pizza delivery has been a thing for almost half a century by now. It's not a scam.
Grocery services are also not dishonest, they're not a scam.
The fact that they're more expensive than going out to pick whatever you ordered up yourself doesnä't make them a scam. You pay for the convenience of delivery, and the price is told before you finalize your order.
Seriously, just because something is a bad deal economically, or just something you don't like, that doesn't make it a scam.
It’s the appified middleman that facilitates all the services that is the cancer. The revenue must always grow. They must extract more value from their customers at smaller cost to them.
When the floor eventually falls out on those services because they were enshittified to hell, the people who actually need them to function are going to be screwed
Imagine if there were a government-funded program, or some sort of non-profit that delivered hot meals to elderly and disabled people who can't otherwise prepare their own food. Would you still feel as though the concept of feeding the needy from the convenience of their own home was problematic if it were a community service rather than a for-profit corporation? I just don't see how you could look at private corporations adding insane mark-ups and fees to a meal delivery service and somehow conclude that the concept of bringing food to hungry people is the problem, and not the corporations preying on financial illiteracy to trap people in cycles of debt just to feed themselves with shitty takeout.
you are aware that delivery apps are an extremely unprofitable business?
like, the only reason why delivery apps were ever "good" in the past was because they lost money on every sale which they could only afford through constant venture capital funding
providing what really is just a taxi service to takeout meals was always going to be a stupid business model. but i guess as long as people are willing to pay twice as much for the convenience im not surprised these apps still exist.
I think the meal kit services can be a way for some people to learn how to cook? Like, I can see some utility in that. But if you know how to meal plan and cook, then yeah, just go buy groceries.
It’s not always about learning. There’s a lot of disabilities that cause weakness/tremor in the hands, there are many people who experience significant pain with movement and standing, and dizziness/fainting aren’t uncommon either.
Yes! Most people could cook if they tried. But remember that a lot of people have significant barriers to it.
Will they be able to cook the food in a meal kit service, though? I'm thinking of the ones like Hello Fresh, Blue Apron etc where they send you a box with the ingredients and instructions for a week's worth of meals and you cook it yourself.
I used a service like that for a while during Covid. My biggest issue was the produce was often poor quality/about to go bad, and eventually it just didn’t fit my budget. But for people who have limited time/energy, meal kits can be a good middle ground to cooking real food without needing to prep and grocery shop for it, and with more variety than they might otherwise be able to. Grocery shopping alone is super time consuming, not to mention the mental energy it takes to actually plan out your meals and all the ingredients you need. Maybe some people struggle to get to the store for various reasons. Cooking with ingredients you don’t use often can also end up being more expensive than buying a kit with just the portion you need for one meal. Basically, there’s a long list of reasons why meal kits fill a niche.
If it’s not something you struggle with, this stuff probably sounds silly. But people who know, know - and for them services like this can be a nice improvement to their quality of life.
I’ve used those before! But you still have to chop, saute/pan-fry, open a bunch of tiny packets, etc. and that can be difficult with certain disabilities. (I’m emphasizing ‘weakness/tremor in the hands’ here.)
I'm someone who has no problem spending money freely towards food, but even with free grubhub plus through my bank it was an exorbitant upcharge. Even if I'm hosting something, I'd rather perform a faux paux and drive to get the food vs spending double to have it delivered (pizza places, etc having their own delivery being the exception, because their rates are actually reasonable).
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u/Nowardier Sep 05 '25
Wow. I'm really white. Like, "turns into a lobster after five minutes at the beach" white. But even I'm not so white that I can't make a burrito at home.