2026-01-03 12:27:54

An internal technician from a major food delivery platform recently revealed an operational mechanism issue. The platform's "Priority Delivery Fee" and "Driver Welfare Fee" are theoretically supposed to go to drivers as incentives, but in reality, 100% of these fees are deposited into the company's account, leaving drivers with nothing.

This phenomenon warrants attention — the nominal driver incentive mechanism effectively becomes a hidden revenue channel for the platform. Users believe they are supporting the riders, but the platform is using this as a pretext to covertly raise prices. Drivers appear to receive welfare subsidies, but on paper, they gain nothing.

From the perspective of decentralized protocols and on-chain governance, this precisely reflects the information asymmetry problem of centralized platforms. If these data were transparently recorded on the blockchain, with real-time tracking of each fee's flow, both users and service providers could accurately understand where the funds are going, eliminating such operational gray areas.

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ser_ngmi

· 01-06 11:32

It's the same old trick, not surprising at all. Centralized platforms are just like this. If it were on the blockchain, it would have been exposed long ago; transparency would reveal everything. Riders are still waiting foolishly for benefits, but they've already been cut many times. Why do we have to wait for insiders to leak information to find out? What does that say? On-chain governance really needs to be popularized; otherwise, we'll always be exploited. This platform is playing word games, turning drivers into scapegoats. With data on the blockchain, these tricks will have no way to survive.

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SleepyArbCat

· 01-06 00:51

Nap warning, wake up wake up... Isn't this just the old trick of centralized platforms? Transparency on the data chain is the way out.

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governance_ghost

· 01-05 21:38

This is a typical centralized trick, nominally supporting riders but actually all going into the capital's pockets. On-chain transparency should have been implemented long ago, otherwise these tricks will never end. Just thinking about it makes me sick; users still foolishly think they're doing charity. This exposure is fierce, offending the platform.

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OnChainSleuth

· 01-03 12:58

Wow, this is a typical centralized scam, users are being cheated terribly. The rider’s money all goes into the boss’s pocket, which has long been exposed on the blockchain. If these platforms were truly transparent on-chain, it would be impressive if they are still around today.

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JustAnotherWallet

· 01-03 12:47

It's the same old trick again, publicly caring about riders but actually cutting the leeks. It's a traditional skill of internet giants. --- That's why I've always said that going on-chain is necessary, at least the ledger is clear, and no one can run away. --- Wait, in the end, the money users spend still goes into the platform's pocket? Then every time I choose priority delivery, I was just a pure fool. --- On-chain governance can't solve this; regulation must come into play. Otherwise, tokenization will still be the same old story. --- Riders need to unite. Is it okay to just be exploited like this without protest? --- So is this the standard of big platforms? Each one has learned to "legally" cut costs. --- But the direction of blockchain transparency is correct; at least it can make gray industries have nowhere to hide. --- Thinking of a certain project DAO, it was the same—beautiful data on the surface, but the actual operation was a complete black box. --- The worst for riders is that they still have to work for the platform, not even getting a share and being scolded for slow delivery.

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APY追逐者

· 01-03 12:41

This is outrageous. The scam platform has figured out how to deceive people. On-chain transparency is the only solution.

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WinterWarmthCat

· 01-03 12:32

Damn, this is a classic case of "I'm doing this for your own good," with all the fees going into their own pockets, and the driver being cut off but still having to play along. If you ask me, this kind of thing would have been exposed long ago on the blockchain. Transparency is what centralized platforms fear the most, so they might as well hide it.

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RuntimeError

· 01-03 12:28

Damn, this move is genius, outright scam. Users and drivers are all getting ripped off.

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BlockchainFoodie

· 01-03 12:28

ngl this is basically the same supply chain opacity we see in sketchy farm-to-fork restaurants... except the "farm" here is literally lying about where your money goes lol. imagine if delivery fees had merkle proof verification 😅

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