Re:Google doesn’t necessarily need innovation
by taneq on Thursday January 25, 2018 @12:10PM
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We only think food isn't important because we have enough of it. It's still at the base of Maslowe's Heirarchy. Having it arrive automatically after pressing some buttons on a smartphone seems like a big thing, no?
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Re:Google doesn’t necessarily need innovation
by kinkrtyavimoodh on Thursday January 25, 2018 @12:18PM
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Malnutrition and hunger in the world are not "last mile food delivery" problems, and hence can't be solved by last mile food delivery solutions such as UberEats or whatever Grab calls its service.
People who are dying of hunger aren't dying because food is available 2 miles away from them and they can afford it but don't want to go get it.
If you are going to invoke Maslow's hierarchy, consider that getting food at the click of a button is WAAAAY high in the pyramid.