John Long

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@moderateohioan @CartoonsHateHer I'm joking about 60% here. It really does seem like a crazy bad deal for the guy when you lay it out though.

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@moderateohioan @CartoonsHateHer I can kind of see where the red pillers come from sometimes.
"I want you to work to support me while I don't contribute financially. But I feel that's risky so I also want a contract in place so you'll have to pay me further in case it goes wrong"
What a deal! How could we refuse

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@cornE_cob @TelseeJanelle @SWENGDAD @Esyechka All I'm saying is ghosting is not "lessening the blow" It's more likely to enrage someone and have them reach out looking for closure.
Do whatever keeps you safe, but this is not where ghosting came from. It's a generational change from a generation who are socialised differently

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@gavinthegromit @TelseeJanelle @SWENGDAD @Esyechka Why?

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@DEATHBYDATA @Dee_Ni_ Yeah driving to strangers houses at night is dangerous. So someone might be worried about what happened to the woman who was supposedly delivering the food. Therefore they'll report it.
There's so many ways just hoping people ignore that is a very short term employment plan.

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@JamesBalliol I try not to judge the older (than me) ones too much who seem to really look forward to it. I think for people with kids etc. it's just a fairly rare legitimate excuse for a proper night out. They don't have to negotiate whether they can go out, as it's work related.

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@itsbighonkin The company made it visible to customers in part as a safety feature, to make it seem safer, so more people would use their product.
Yes it's different from your local pizza place (although the pizza place does know who's delivering if something goes wrong), but that's by design.

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@TelseeJanelle @SWENGDAD @Esyechka That's not why people ghost. It's because they're socially anxious and avoid awkward discussion. Otherwise young men wouldn't do it too. It's a generational thing, not gender.
Also, as you can see from above, people don't like being ghosted. So you're not scared of annoying them

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@robpalkwriter I'm convinced widespread takeaway delivery is new to Americans.
Similarly I don't think many of them were overly familiar with the concept of taxis before Uber came along.

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@MeganBitchell The wisdom of getting older is learning that the people who go to sex parties look surprisingly differently to the people you would imagine in your head when you hear the words "sex party".
If you're reading this and you go to sex parties, yes, I'm sorry that was uncomplimentary

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@bfryereplyguy @hannoodless @sandhimafia @AngelaMaiste @rosyyae @mrybae @psychichusk No I'm not, why? The company they work for has safety features in place and wants people background checked and using their actual identity. This makes some customers feel safer. It's not harassing anyone if a woman alerts them to this system being abused by someone.

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@Spookommi @hey_deej @doyouknowx @wantondrunkslut @steviesmother Cool. Neither could I. Some people do though and that's pretty reasonable. Also some apps have photos so you don't need to imagine.

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@CartoonsHateHer It's an interesting thing where social media has had a negative impact on writing. I've noticed it over the last 5 years especially. Writers feel the need to pre-empt all the insane people online because they know what happens if they don't.
We need to go back to ignoring them

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@gothamshitty @wantondrunkslut That is almost any service. You're describing the majority of the economy.

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@higginsdavidw No you haven't. You've raised the bar to a fairly minimal acceptable level as far as most of the country is concerned.
And most will think it's OK to advocate for that position even if you were an employee of a questionable Software company 7+ years ago.

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@bfryereplyguy @hannoodless @sandhimafia @AngelaMaiste @rosyyae @mrybae @psychichusk Did takeaway food delivery not exist in America until recently or something?
But anyway by your logic, if everyone did that the driver would be out of work. I thought the priority was keeping him in work.

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@YCLProductions @yesisd_ @Rothmus It would be pretty weird for an 18/19 year old to ask someone they just met in a club for ID.
This is pretty common sense, and why this stuff has always been understood as having the potential to be messy.
And I don't think anyone suggested a recurring issue.

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@offbeatorbit Usually news organisations don't focus too much on the motivations of people who commit violent acts as it would be seen as irresponsible/giving them what they wanted.
Think of terrorist attacks/shootings. They'll refer to the motive but they usually don't make it the focus.

[John Long @JohnLongSl]

@undertheeyebags That's because she's basically described a "job". People who are casually edgy calling these people servants/slaves are giving away a lot about their own views on these people.
Normal people see them as someone doing a job. Which they are.