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Podcast: Bungacast
Episode: Excerpt: /323/ Tasty Frictionless Convenience
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On the app economy.
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Delivery apps have taken the world by storm, and the pandemic only deepened our dependence on them. What is the price of convenience – and is there anything wrong with wanting ease? Capitalist keep propping up these money-losing enterprises – why? And can they survive the end of cheap money?
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Is the app economy just a battering ram against labour rights? Are delivery apps out to kill off traditional restaurants? And should we defend the petite bourgeoisie and independent bars and pubs?
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And does the dream of freedom sold by apps to workers, of being your own boss...