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> obviously people don't want to pay a 12$ delivery fee for an order of $20

I realize there's psychology at play here but to an extent aren't we already doing that through essentially obligatory tips?

> As such it would help people a lot more if there was an easy path towards acquiring skills, guaranteeing that these bottom-rung jobs will be only temporary

When the service industry worker has to spend all their time working in order to make even a marginally livable wage the path is to pay them more money, directly or indirectly. The problem is exacerbated in high COL areas, and sure you can say "ok well just move", but broadly speaking you still need someone to do these tasks and that pool is dwindling.