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Re:Retired Penn professor arrested for blocking Uber Eats robot by jnwatson on Saturday October 17, 2026 @08:06PM (#50136467)
It is fantastic that someone is defending the noble long-standing profession of Door Dash driver. Its long history and entry path for long careers in delivery driving are fundamental to the strong middle class of this country.

Let's continue this process and protest the use of other automation like commercial dishwashers and street sweeping trucks. After all, they are displacing vitally important jobs.

Re:Retired Penn professor arrested for blocking Uber Eats robot by RobotToaster on Saturday October 17, 2026 @08:12PM (#50136524)
People have been delivering pizza since... well since pizza was invented probably.

It's only recently that companies like doordash turned it into gig faux contractors.