> A dirty room or a car is an inconvenience.
I too have no desire to buy food from strangers, but I also feel like the potential risks of room-sharing or ride-sharing aren't limited to cleanliness. In both cases you're implicitly trusting a stranger with your physical safety.
Speaking for myself, I think I'm more comfortable with the notion of ride & room sharing because I can maintain a greater (and quite possibly illusory) sense of control. Drunk or unreliable driver? I can get out. Sketchy apartment? I can leave, or prop a chair against the door. etc.
Re:SpoonRocket shuts down
by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @03:51PM
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Seems to me, Neighbors would be less likely to have an inspected kitchen. I'd much rather get food from a kitchen 'vetted by SpoonRocket or some organization. In fact in my state, its illegal to sell food out of your kitchen. Unless it passes inspection, which no home kitchen could (e.g. need 7 sinks minimum and so on).
I really don't want to buy food from random strangers that are not regularly being inspected for the cleanliness of their operations. A dirty room or a car is an inconvenience. A meal prepared in an unsanitary way could potentially kill you.