# What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Diving In | How Food Delivery Killed Competition (And Took Your Budget With It)

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Podcast: [Slate News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/slate-news-494234)
Published: 2026-07-03T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Thanks for joining us during the holidays. White our team is taking a break, we want to share a series with you that we think you’ll love. It’s called Diving In.  Getting food delivered should be simple — but somehow it's gotten outrageously expensive. Economist Justin Wolfers breaks down why food delivery apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub make it nearly impossible to compare prices, and why that's no accident.  Subscribe on YouTube https://youtube.com/platypuseconomics Subscribe on Substack https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com Follow on Social Media @PlatypusEconomics and @JustinWolfers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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