XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science
From: jclarkeusenet@cox.net
In article , chrysicat@gmail.com
says...
>
> On 1/17/2014 1:02 AM, Bernard Peek wrote:
> > On 17/01/14 00:35, J. Clarke wrote:
> >
> >
> >>> Perfect application for a pod system. If your fridge forgets to order
> >>> the milk you can just order it online. It should be delivered in less
> >>> time than it takes to drive to the store.
> >>
> >> Since it takes me zero time to drive to the store that I am passing on
> >> the way from work, how will this help? And how much will the individual
> >> pod delivery add to the cost?
> >
> > That's certainly true now. With a pod system in place that local store
> > probably won't be there, there wouldn't be enough trade to justify it.
> >
> > As to cost, the closest we have ti it right now is the postal system. So
> > my best guess is that a pod delivery will probably cost about the same
> > as posting a letter. Having all of your weekly groceries delivered in
> > one shipment might cost twice that.
> >
> >
> Question. If local retail (with the possible exception of restaurants)
> is gone, what exactly do you expect to fill the space? A lot of those
> places, even with all the commercial space gone, wouldn't work well for
> residences--they might even be in the floodplain! Even if it isn't, most
> areas have as much residential development now as there'd ever be demand
> for from people who want to live there.
>
> Ask Detroit what happens when you have more of a supply of residential
> space than demand for it :-P
And how are the displaced retail workers going to make a living? Are
they all going to go to work for the pod-delivery company or something?
If that is the case then how can it be cheaper?
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