Logically, it makes sense that those more vulnerable are more susceptible to negative service changes. Even if some people do not want to believe it. They would rather blame societal laziness and lack of effort. Insisting that some things are only done in the name of convenience and a luxury. That there are other options available. Anything other than to see the flaws in a system they support.

There are three main types of extra vulnerable people: children, disabled people, and the elderly. All groups that are weak in some way and need extra support. The people that have to struggle extra hard to survive or thrive. The kind of people that cannot easily make it in society and often end up at the bottom. Failing when support systems turn their backs on them.

There are many types of care that vulnerable people need from medical to financial to physical support. For every case needs very, but in every case one thing remains the same. When more barriers for entry are added, those at the bottom suffer. They go from being able to barely able to put in enough effort to get what they need to not able. Needs are neglected and quality of life drops.

A recent example of this is delivery services like Door Dash. Obvious to some people and mundane to others. A service seen as a luxury to a lot of people. Unfortunately I now agree with those people but not for the reason one might expect. Door Dash delivery started as a blessing. I got to actually choose my meals. I cannot physically cook and rely on other people for my food. Often my mom will pick out foods she thinks I might like. Other times I will go with her but that is sometimes an outing that my disability makes me too tired for. Therefore I have little independence for what I get to eat. Delivery gave me that independence back and was available for me on sick and painful days when I needed a quality of life boost. I expect the same is true for the elderly that cannot easily leave the house as well.

Then the price went up. As someone that receives disability money, a barrier to entry had been put before me. Food delivery went from a quality of life service to a rare treat. A luxury. A service had excluded me and others like me. Those that actually relied on it.

Is this post a little dramatic? Maybe. It was not the first instance of being blocked from something important however and I am sure will not be the last. All I can do is hope that the situation improves in the end.