somacore

The closest analog we have here is Instacart. You pay a yearly fee for express delivery, and you get to pick from several local stores to get your stuff. Groceries, Target, you can even get Costco without a membership of your own.

The drawbacks are selection and price. On top of express (prime-like pricing) there's also tipping which adds at least 15%. We do it mainly for groceries and some odds and ends, but for sure it's not even coming close to Amazon-level disruption.

And then of course none of these places have Amazon's computing services, lol. That's a whole other sport.

"It’s a bunch of autistic losers that live in their mom’s basement who are gambling what little money they have to try and become rich to live lifestyles of hedonism."

Clearly written by someone who has never interacted with the community beyond reading the sidebar on reddit. Also explains why the rest of the article is mostly wrong.

Please tell me your purchase confirmation page says "thanks for nothing."

After spending a few years being a solo freelancer and then going back to a j-o-b, my wife has commented that I seem more content, happier.

I chalked it up to the stress relief that consistent paychecks can provide, but perhaps I am anxiety-disordered.

Others have mentioned similar traits: being a leader or mentor, doing thing on your own, tackling new projects...y'all have turned on a lightbulb for sure.

agreed - it is hard.

Funny how you describe yourself as an extrovert and I've always said I'm an introvert - but we identify the same.

Dislikes, anxiety around large groups of (mostly unknown) people, preference for people we know like work colleagues and family.

To your main point, I think it depends on the previous relationship. Most of these folks had months or years to form bonds with coworkers such that I don't think it'll be so easy to reduce them to the concept of a human just from a few months or a year apart.

I would love if this were the new normal. Food for anyone, no questions asked? That's an America I'm proud of.

You're assuming a lot about people's ability to thoughtfully shop at a grocery store once per week. It isn't just about money per person.