No McDonalds allowed in Calculus

Everyone knows that food delivery drivers are some of the most underpaid gig workers in the industry. Many drivers end up earning less than minimum wage. And on top of that, delivering food while navigating apps can be dangerous business. In 2021, The New York Times reported on a survey of delivery drivers facilitated by the Worker Institute at Cornell University. The survey revealed that "42% of workers had experienced being underpaid or not paid at all. Nearly half said they had crashed while…

It is amazing how easily we get used to convenience. The delights of delivery apps are a relatively recent phenomenon, but your average city dweller can barely remember a time when you couldn’t get takeout with the tap of a button. In fact, things have progressed so far that it’s no longer just our food cravings that we can satisfy pronto. Earlier this week, a video went viral of a DoorDash driver expressing disbelief over his latest Walmart order. The reason? It was a 55" flat-screen TV. The d…