Re:FAA Authorizes Zipline to Deliver Commercial Packages Usi...
by ghaff on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @03:57AM
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Not everyone bikes or uses scooters. I don't. But, if I'm in a city, I'll certainly walk someplace rather than getting a food delivery which I haven't had since... I really couldn't tell you when.
Re:FAA Authorizes Zipline to Deliver Commercial Packages Usi...
by true_religion on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @06:10AM
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When I was in the city, I'd order delivery from the restaurants on our street. The waiter would just walk up, and hand the food to me.
Delivery apps just made people get food from a larger variety of places. Before them, you'd order from the pizzaria that's on the route home, and pick up up before jumping back on the subway. Or you'd eat at the diner on your block.
And I live in such a lovely city. I can bike anywhere so quickly, so easily. Scooters & micromobility are abundant. But so many people (so many roommates over time) make a habit of ordering delivery, on such a regular basis. It's unfathomable to me: both the negative impact in general, and particularly here where it's so close & pleasant to go walk or bike around. It's such a huge expense to the world, and such a great enriching activity, getting a little walkabout.