Exactly. I used Task Rabbit to help me move and it was a great experience. I bought the guy BBQ too and we ate food together on my patio. He was a nice guy who had a full-time job but did moving on the weekends for extra money. Contrast that with hiring a moving company - bad experience, poor interaction, less accountability, full-time employees trying to rush to get to the next job, etc.
ordering someone around != meaningful interaction.
Getting a person at a till to scan stuff you buy != meaningful interaction.
We could redefine "meaningful interaction" in a way that reinforces the "technology is destroying meaningful interpersonal interaction" narrative, if you'd like?
Re:Eliminating the Human
by WalterSear on Monday May 15, 2017 @08:54PM
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In terms of what this article considers to be meaningful interactions, it definitely is.
The alternative for these gig jobs is often to them yourself. House cleaning, furniture assembly, truck loading, tidying, repainting... Hiring help for these services clearly increases human interaction.