Very well written. Surprising (or perhaps not) that the author preferred the system that involved less thinking. Not everyone is chasing self actualisation, or perhaps this is a job to fund other activities.
Some of that payment is passed on to the customer, some of it is passed on to the restaurant. I think most places deliver for $5-7 and the restaurant pays the other $5-7.
The only advantage I could think of is that he could be out and about, have an order come through and pick up a scooter to make the delivery. Rather than be tied to wherever his personal scooter is.
There's convenience, but maybe also the moped rental subscription turns out to be cheaper (or similar but more predictable) than the costs of fuel, licensing and maintenance on your own scooter.
Well, I'd assume it's faster than using a a bike and cheaper than using a car or his own moped. I wonder if he's not saying that he's hacking the system by signing out a moped when he's going from restaurant -> customer or customer -> restaurant and then signing it in again when he's waiting for a pickup or making a delivery.
