The title is garbage, but ADHD folk can have a lot of problems preparing food, even ordering food.
Having an option if all else fails is a lifesaver (getting regular-ish nutrition & not starving for a couple of days at a time - not a short term issue, but the psychological effect can compound over time … this is also the segue/mechanic why so many adhd ppl develop persistent depression).
Speaking as an adhd person:
I cannot afford to use these services.
I cannot deal with their bullshit, and, as someone with marginalized aspects of my identity, cant deal with their spyware.
I can, however, walk about a block to a 24 hour grocery store or pizza place thats open late. If i fucked up.
With delivery I just meant
Having an option if all else fails
An option some ADHD peeps can use, 100% not an option developed to help with ADHD fuckery.
If i cant leave my apartment, i cant let the delivery guy in.
Or i can ask a friend whos gonna be by to grab me something.
Nearly every single restaurant had food delivery services prior to Uber/Doordash’s existence. Many still have.
I mean, there’s a reason pizza delivery scooters have been a thing since the 1980’s.
Not only that - if they still do they usually offer lower prices. Even lower if you pick it up yourself.
Those big 3rd-party delivery services six, they exploit workers (pay, “tips”) and restaurants (fees).
I feel seen
Other delivery options help or like pre-ordering pickup on apps have saved my life, but there was a span where I was living on delivery because I couldn’t shop…still kind of can’t figure out what my ‘easy’ foods can be that are also not gonna make my heart hurt.
Honest advice: find something you can do with canned beans and something you can do with boxed pasta.
My easy meals are bean tacos and “fuck it pasta” (uses jarred sauce). They’re easy, fine for me, and taste good enough
recklessengagement@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I appreciate where you’re coming from, but understand this is a very personal issue for me. I’ve been dealing with it for the majority of my life.
I’m not going to challenge the specific merits of food delivery. But everyone deals with their disorder in their own way. For example, I solve this issue by simply living next to a grocery store in a walkable area. It’s something I’ve worked towards over time.
What infuriates me is someone trying to code something as “ADHD-adjacent” - and in this case, pass it off as though exploitative gig service delivery apps are some kind of accessibility measure. We are particularly susceptible to the weapons of the information age, which has engineered easy dopamine hits within the reach of our fingers at all times. They are NOT there to make our lives better. They are there to exploit, profit, and manipulate.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Oh, yeah, for sure, the garbage (0-sense) title is screaming monetisation of all the things for a few clicks.
I didn’t comment on their bs exploiting ADHD bcs a lot of others already covered that.
I too resolved a lot of my food issues by having stores in the same building I live (and nice restaurants in the 1 to 5 minute walk where I can skip the delivery & go get it myself).