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points by stevenwoo 17 hours ago | 0 comments

The way this was handled before these gig economy food delivery companies sprang up. People didn't automatically die of starvation because they were disabled and became adults prior to DoorDash. Medicaid and Meals on Wheels fill in some of the gaps depending upon age and state.

[–] paxy 17 hours ago

These companies springing up put the old ones out of business. For example check the number of restaurants that hire their own drivers now. There's no going back to the "old way" when it doesn't exist. And now this kind of consolidation means they get to jack up prices however they want.

[–] SoftTalker 16 hours ago

Those restaurants simply didn't deliver at all in those days.

Pizzarias and other traditional delivery food businesses still hire their own drivers in many cases.

[–] Sohcahtoa82 15 hours ago

> For example check the number of restaurants that hire their own drivers now.

Before DoorDash, other than pizza places (who still run their own drivers), what restaurants delivered? McDonald's tried delivery for a short period of time, but other than that, nobody delivered.