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by jedimastert 2041 days ago
Nope, just inelastic demand. They didn't need to to be competitive, and gig economy wouldn't work because...well, yikes.
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whoknew1122 2041 days ago
Oh, don't you worry. The gig economy is coming for prescriptions, too. Uber Eats gave me a push notification about it the other day.

https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/uber-health-launches-pre...

Absolutely no way mixing the gig economy with PHI ends well.

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jedimastert 2041 days ago
I'm not as much having issues with PHI as much as just the thought of handing controlled substances to strangers. Sure, there's probably background checks or whatever, but still...
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