People get addicted to delivery apps cause it lets you pretend you're on vacation all the time (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by _number8_@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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it feels similar in egregious price to getting room service, and you don't even have to talk to the guy, and you can convince yourself it's nice to treat yourself you've been working hard etc etc. you don't have to do any dishes or think about all the rotten shit in the fridge. it can feel like a legitimate mental break, horribly

i've worked too too many years doing delivery and honestly on good days it feels like being on vacation , just out there driving around somewhere peaceful without a boss over my shoulder

but whenever i actually order the garbage myself too much it can lead to a crazy period of overspending. i already spent $30 on a burrito that sucked why not spend $20 on a film i know is good, etc etc

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[-] ____@infosec.pub 1 points 4 months ago

Alternatively, someone has a sleep disorder and an ADA accom for a 2h lunch so they can take a nap.

Sleep cycles are 90 min give or take.

Clocking out the moment the food arrives, eating, and having 90+ min to nap so they can face the rest of their day is high value, and high yield.

That makes it practical for a person to work a traditional 8 hour day where otherwise they’d be unable to.

That person - generally - does not have the energy to put lunches together in advance after work, etc.

They wake up, stumble to work, nap midday, and stumble back to bed after.

What you’re calling out as a problem is what enables that person to function and work.

Not to argue w/ person who cited DSM below. Can be dangerous. But can also be life saving or enable a normal life and career vs the alternatives.

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