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Food delivery apps weren't new, but for many of us they only truly entered our lives around 2017-18. I still remember how wary my parents were at first-unsure what kind of service these platforms could really provide. Yet before long, they became second nature, embraced even by older generations with surprising ease.

What started as a small luxury-your favourite meal arriving at your door-quickly turned into routine. For me, after moving out of my parents' home, it was a source of comfort. For them too: they knew that even if I couldn't cook, I wouldn't go hungry.

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