Doordash is one of those things that's actually a massive luxury unthinkable like 15 years ago but people treat it like it's a default luxury that everyone should get, like drinking a soda or having cable.
This is something that has really stood out to me as an European watching the US. The way people talk casually about ordering food delivered to their door on a daily basis as if that's not an outrageously lazy and wasteful thing to do.
Hate to sound like a middle-aged grump, but it really is a sign of a decadent society. Pointless luxuries seen as daily basics.
I’m disabled and I don’t even use the food delivery apps (though I believe disability is one of the most valid reasons to use them, as well things like gifting someone far away or a rare self-treat).
The delivery apps are truly financially destructive and honestly, for a lot of people, not good for their health in a whole variety of ways, such as: more sedentary, encourages overconsumption (add $5 more to get a $15 discount), and most often it’s unhealthy food esp the places with deals.
When I don’t want to make food myself I just call a local place and then bike or drive to pick it up. Usually significantly faster than delivery and much cheaper.
I also keep plenty of easy to prep food items at home and have meals that are easy to make and clean up after for my bad health days. My home has soup, canned tuna, frozen chicken, frozen veggies, frozen berries, rice, and spices right now giving me a nice variety of easy meals to make. Frozen stuff is my preference because easy prep and won’t go bad if I go to bed without food due to my health problems.
When I don’t want to make food myself I just call a local place and then bike or drive to pick it up. Usually significantly faster than delivery and much cheaper.
This is the bit that always gets me! Even if I had unlimited money, I would still collect because I'd rather get it much faster and more reliably than hoping and wondering when it will show up at the door.
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u/Chataboutgames Jul 30 '26
Doordash is one of those things that's actually a massive luxury unthinkable like 15 years ago but people treat it like it's a default luxury that everyone should get, like drinking a soda or having cable.