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Uber food delivery is insane and no way that its a sustainable business. It's absurd paying $25 for a meal that's $10

While I tend to agree--I've never used any of these delivery services--there is a slippery slope where you can also argue that local takeout and fast food generally is "absurd" compared to just cooking a simple meal at home, whether delivered or picked up.

In the higher cost of living areas I am familiar with, there is a material difference from 10 and 20 years ago. The calculus changes when a quality takeout or fast food meal goes from $10 per person to $20 per person. It might be worth purchasing meals when it is a few dollars extra in exchange for saving your time, but when it is a $10+ premium, it changes the calculus for a lot of people.

I don't really disagree. If I really don't feel like cooking/don't have stuff in the house, spending 20 minutes to drive (or walk if I were in a city) to my local pizza place for a $10 pizza or sub isn't that different from cooking--at least for a single person. I wouldn't spend $25 even though I could afford it.

But aside from some pizza delivery in college, I've never been in a situation where I had access to cheap and decent takeout delivery options.

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