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Re:Uber drivers are workers not self employed, Supreme Court... by ctoth on Friday February 19, 2021 @07:06AM (#26192231)
It totally doesn't! Excepting the case where the first sentence introduces an idea and the rest expand upon it.

Let's assume that restaurants don't want people to order their food through delivery. Why don't they just opt out? If they aren't opting out, then clearly the people buying the delivery are paying the same as any other takeout customer? Where is the problem here? What is the thing that gets people so very offended on behalf of restaurant owners? I actively want to understand this!

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Re:Uber drivers are workers not self employed, Supreme Court... by wtetzner on Friday February 19, 2021 @09:48AM (#26193692)
> If they aren't opting out, then clearly the people buying the delivery are paying the same as any other takeout customer? Where is the problem here?

If people have to pay a large markup, they may end up ordering less food. Or maybe ordering from another place because this one seems too expensive.

The offense comes from delivery companies forcefully inserting themselves between customers and the restaurant. Why not just let customers go to the delivery company's website to order, if that's what they wanted? Why is it necessary to deceive customers?

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