▲ 1195 ▼ I've honestly never quite realized up until now how utterly ridiculous it is that people (especially in the US) regularly demand that their food be chauffeured to them. (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 352 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source
[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 54 points 1 year ago (2 children) More people need to learn about and think about externalized costs. "This plastic cup is free! ... if I ignore the fact that it's going into a landfill or worse" "This delivery is free! ... if I ignore the fact that the delivery guy is getting fucked by capital" permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago More governments need to tax externalized costs. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Beacon@fedia.io -2 points 1 year ago You're last point doesn't hold if you tip generously, which i bet most people in this forum do. I've heard that delivery people in the right neighborhood can make bank. In which case they're still "getting fucked by capital" but no more than any of the rest of us permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago More governments need to tax externalized costs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Beacon@fedia.io -2 points 1 year ago You're last point doesn't hold if you tip generously, which i bet most people in this forum do. I've heard that delivery people in the right neighborhood can make bank. In which case they're still "getting fucked by capital" but no more than any of the rest of us permalink fedilink source parent
