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tehstone · 2949 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Uber Model, It Turns Out, Doesn’t Translate
It's hard to escape the feeling that many of these new "tech" companies (really they're just glorified service companies with a flashy app) exist only to solve the kind of "problems" faced by the kind of people who would work for such companies. Certainly those people are among the few who can afford such services. Who else but a 60 hour a week techy can need and afford a subscription service that delivers a complete outfit in a box once or twice a month? Who else really truly can't find the time to go grocery shopping once or twice a week and is able to afford the deliveries? Sure there are others who fit the bill, but apparently not enough of them for these companies to make a profit.