[morgante]

> $100 pre-tax right?

Yes, but that's just a baseline. Even if you knock it down to $60, that doesn't change the overall result, especially when you consider the additional cost of groceries.

If you derive utility from cooking dinner, that's fine! I totally respect making individual choices which increase your utility. It's just the attitude that those of us who don't cook (and don't like cooking) are being economically irrational that annoys me.

[AndrewUnmuted]

I don't think there's much economic irrationality on display here - at least, on the short term. The ROI on those decisions is certainly an individualized calculation. However, I would wonder how healthful your options are when you resort to food delivery services. There's certainly not a lot of wiggle-room here because most humans require the same nutrients to be healthy and need to avoid the same ingredients to avoid being unhealthy.

Delivery food, even the "healthy" kind, is often packed with excessive amounts of sugars, salt, and artificial flavors. You're going to need to make a lot more than $100/hr pre-tax to afford the heart surgery, diabetes treatment, or other major health interventions that result from decades of eating food products prepared by people making about 10% of your base income.