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I agree, and good for you for leaving the restaurant. You could open a competing restaurant that doesn't use apps and let people vote with their wallets. It's not the nature of technology, its the decision of some people who are bad at knowing their customers. I don't "have to" wash my clothes in the washing machine, but you bet I won't even think about doing it manually. Forcing the use of an app is like only offering a vegan selection. If your customer didn't ask for it you are going to have a bad time. If you are the only place in town is a monopoly problem, and a different discussion.
Having to use an app to order food might be slightly annoying, but it beats working 12h a day in the field to feed my familiy. It's the firstest of first world problems.
This is the problem with capitalism. What a sick world view.
The solution is... more monopolies? Please enlighten me.
How was that your takeaway from this thread
You attack capitalism in an article about tech, so let's ask how is that your takeaway, then I'll answer.
First of all, follow the thread brother, I'm not the same person you originally replied to.
Second of all, this article is just as much about capitalism as it is about "tech". If you actually read the article and just thought "this is just about tech" and not "this is about tech and how it has leaked unnecessarily into nearly every transaction", then IDK what to tell you
None of those things are about capitalsm, so still irrelevant.
And I know what the article is about, I just think it's bullshit first and the most minor of minor problems second.
Tech is a huge net positive and even when it's annoying it's a fucking trivial thing to work around.
Alright bud, it's obvious you're just interested in being a contrarian and not actual productive conversation, so see ya 👉
Yep, I want to be a contrarian, that why I brought politics in a discussion about tech. Oh, wait...