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Re:Ask HN: What is the fundamentally wrong with food deliver... by smt88 on Monday May 08, 2017 @10:12PM (#14297261)
Sometimes things cost more than people are willing to pay for them.

Public transit is an example. The postal service in some countries, lab-grown hamburgers, and most mobile apps are good examples.

Food delivery will be sustainable and profitable soon, when robots are delivering the food. Uber might actually be making money at it, for all I know.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the fundamentally wrong with food deliver... by itamarst on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @06:46AM (#14298930)
Public transit is in massive use in many cities around the world where people are happy to pay for it. And it has huge economic benefits beyond the immediate costs of operating it.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the fundamentally wrong with food deliver... by smt88 on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @07:26AM (#14299063)
> Public transit is in massive use in many cities around the world where people are happy to pay for it

I know, but that has nothing to do with my point.

My point is that it's a money-losing public service, not a profitable business in the vast majority of (or all?) cases.

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