Re:Amazon leads $575M investment in Deliveroo
by PunchTornado on Saturday May 18, 2019 @09:00AM
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why? because something forces you to move?
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Re:Amazon leads $575M investment in Deliveroo
by cameronbrown on Saturday May 18, 2019 @09:04AM
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The resources needed to transport stuff are not free, and they usually involve petrol instead of legs.
Re:Amazon leads $575M investment in Deliveroo
by johannes1234321 on Saturday May 18, 2019 @09:31AM
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It is not that easy. One delivery truck delivering to multiple people can be more efficient over them driving individually.
A warehouse can be more efficiently cooled and enlighted than a shop for individuals.
A big kitchen preparing menu after menu can be more efficient than heating up the oven for a single use. A restaurant using larger supply packs can be more efficient than household sizes in packaging and transport.
It's a case by case thing, but average for a few domains might not be that bad.
Re:Amazon leads $575M investment in Deliveroo
by ghaff on Saturday May 18, 2019 @11:23AM
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Cooking meals at home probably takes fewer resources and creates less waste overall.
However, assuming that there's driving involved in either case, I wouldn't think having an order delivered from a big facility is much different from you going to a restaurant and picking up takeout.
Re:Amazon leads $575M investment in Deliveroo
by dogma1138 on Saturday May 18, 2019 @10:49AM
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Because I can literally never leave my house for anything at this point even late night booze and there is something eerie about that.
Re:Amazon leads $575M investment in Deliveroo
by ghaff on Saturday May 18, 2019 @11:20AM
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There is a certain "The Machine Stops" [1] sense to it. I have mixed feelings. I can get very little rapid delivery where I live. Sometimes, I wish I could just order some takeout, but it's not necessarily a bad thing that I get forced to either go out myself or make a meal at home.