It feels like a problem that needs to be solved by a centralised entity, but whoever that is will most likely monopolise the situation.

I think this problem will disappear once drones delivery is common. Flying twice as much food uses about 2.5x more energy.

Occasionally. I regularly see uber eats drivers picking up single orders from restaurants.

Yep. Best deal is to phone the restaurant and pay (in cash) on pickup.

If it’s not cheaper, you’ll likely get additional items instead.

If you can make multiple deliveries each trip then home delivery could be more efficient, but it’s hard to see how it could be cheaper than picking the meal up yourself.

Who’s to say that other people’s preferences are more important than their own,

Because communication is about getting your ideas and opinions into other people’s minds. I may prefer to write in swahili, but my audience prefers English.

particularly given that this particular preference is shared by millions of other people.

Over particular mediums for particular topics, yes the all lowercase preference may dominate. ALL CAPS FOR SHOUTING and miXeD CaPs FoR cRAzY provide excellent emphasis. But history shows that capitalization is an advantage. It was invented during the printing press and stayed as convention.

Here’s some more discussion

Having tried to learn a language (Bengali) that does not use capitals, I can attest to their use. If you’re starting out, how do you tell a name from another noun? Are you talking about chandra (the moon) or Chandra (the common surname)? There are so many cases in every language where common and proper nouns overlap, and having capitalization is very helpful.

It is irrelevant that they don’t believe capitalization aids with clarity.

Communication is about what other people prefer, not what you personally like. And they obviously do want to communicate well

It’s just an extra convention to help communication. But I don’t buy your lazy argument because:-

• it is often performed automatically

and

• you take the time and effort to enhance your communications with punctuation and paragraphs.

No, he said they “need to figure out a different open source strategy”. That is completely different.

Don’t you find capitalisation help to define sentences? It’s much easier to read, particularly at speed.

That’s what tips are. A bribe for your next visit

In Vegas start with a large pre tip for your waitress. That gets you drunk pretty quickly

It’s not shade. Consume from a more ethical company.