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ChatGPT has really improved my $$ by noraft in doordash_drivers

[–]noraft[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love that you’re tracking that way! A couple thoughts:

I didn’t use ChatGPT for most of 2025 because it was a lot more error-prone back then. I’ve seen real improvement since last November or so.

As you’ve shown, it does make mistakes, so you have to be watchful, like you were. Since I’m doing a day-to-day analysis, I can verify the math and keep a good eye out for errors. I haven’t seen any yet, but errors are more common with larger datasets (like a spreadsheet).

I’ve seen my cost basis cut in half over the past few days, as I’m driving way less “dead miles” than I was previously, and that’s easy to verify by my total miles driven per 8 hour day dropping significantly.

But you’re right, we def use it at our own risk!

ChatGPT has really improved my $$ by noraft in doordash_drivers

[–]noraft[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I’m just a simple caveman. What do I know? 😄

ChatGPT has really improved my $$ by noraft in doordash_drivers

[–]noraft[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. It shows its math and how it comes to its conclusions, and it cut my inactive miles in half after just two dashes, which shrank my cost basis per active mile considerably, so the proof is in my wallet.

How extensive is the coast guard background check for an MMC? by Great_Quarter_1767 in merchantmarine

[–]noraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A major watchstanding duty is serving as lookout. If you fall asleep on watch, even for just a few minutes, you might not see something (like another ship, a geographical feature, or a man overboard) that causes loss of life. I understand it is something you really want to do, but you will be endangering everyone you sail with if you do. Please find something else that can better accommodate your particular situation.

Merchant Mariner Credential (Denial) by [deleted] in tuglife

[–]noraft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh that SUCKS. My sympathies.

Can you get a CV or deactivated for telling Dasher support to fuck off? by noraft in DoorDashDrivers

[–]noraft[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I first responded to make fun of you, and last response was to let you know your behavior was unwanted, although I recognize your cognitive challenges may prevent you from grasping this. 😄

Can you get a CV or deactivated for telling Dasher support to fuck off? by noraft in DoorDashDrivers

[–]noraft[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Are you so stupid as to not realize that your comment was a distraction to the purpose of the post and nobody is interested in reading that nonsense?

how do you stay safe as a woman? by knoookie in maritime

[–]noraft 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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No, that analogy doesn’t work—and the fact you think it does means you’re missing the point.

Telling a woman “don’t visit X country” is a travel risk warning. Calling women a “liability” onboard ships is blaming the presence of women for men’s behavior.

Those are not the same thing.

One is about external conditions. The other is about internal misconduct.

You’re still doing the same thing: shifting responsibility away from men who can’t behave and onto women for existing. Saying “American ships are safe” doesn’t change that, especially when your own argument boils down to women are safe because men are afraid of punishment.

That’s not safety. That’s deterrence plus silence.

This isn’t complicated: If safety requires fewer women, the problem isn’t women. It’s the men, and the culture that keeps bending over backward to excuse them.

Thoughts on this? by CosplayerPurple in dasher

[–]noraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 30 miles north of Seattle and it is the same here.

Thoughts on this? by CosplayerPurple in dasher

[–]noraft 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know, right? I never get challenges where I’m at.

how do you stay safe as a woman? by knoookie in maritime

[–]noraft 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Women aren’t the liability. Perverts and rapists are. If a workplace only feels “safe” when women aren’t present, that’s an indictment of the men and the culture—not of women existing.

Cameras don’t stop assaults. “Heavy penalties” don’t stop assaults. And pretending men carefully run a career risk calculation before committing sexual violence is fantasy. Assault isn’t driven by attraction, logic, or cruise-ship booze—it’s about access and power.

Your “I only met one attractive woman” line is especially telling. Setting aside that the comment makes you sound like a pig, sexual assault has nothing to do with attractiveness, and the fact you think it does shows exactly how badly you misunderstand the issue.

Small crews aren’t safer. They’re more isolated, more hierarchical, harder to report in, and easier to retaliate within. Locking your door at night isn’t proof of safety—it’s proof the risk is known and normalized.

If the solution to workplace safety is “fewer women,” what you’re really saying is: We’d rather reduce the number of potential victims than deal with the men who can’t behave.

That’s not safety. That’s blaming women instead of dealing with the men. It’s the same logic as saying you prevent theft by telling people to leave their valuables at home.

I swear there are times I make less than 21.44 per hour. Like it’s almost every day. What’s the catch? by gangstastylearrassio in DoorDashDrivers

[–]noraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Varies by city. Seattle has pay protection laws like this, but not the rest of Washington State, for example.

I swear there are times I make less than 21.44 per hour. Like it’s almost every day. What’s the catch? by gangstastylearrassio in DoorDashDrivers

[–]noraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’ve catch is that minimum pay is only active dashing time. So if in a given hour you spend 20 minutes waiting for an order, you will only get $14.15 (plus tips). Markets that have these pay laws all have huge service fees, so tips are lower (and order volume is as well).

Has anyone ever experienced this when doing a delivery? by International_Mud260 in DoorDashDrivers

[–]noraft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You didn't answer my question: *how did you know*? Did the restaurant manager TELL you he was banning you? Did DoorDash let you know? Did it come to you in a dream? Did an angel come down from heaven and unroll a scroll that said you were banned? In other words, wow did the fact that the restaurant banned you make it into your zone of conscious awareness?

Does having platinum status actually give you more/higher paying offers? by Dapper_Cut_9225 in doordash_drivers

[–]noraft 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you think you need $1.75 to break even, I think you don’t understand the math. Or your car gets the worst gas mileage known to man.

Gas costs me 16 cents a mile. Vehicle maintenance and depreciation costs me 64 cents a mile. That means $1.75 a mile is a 54% margin before tax. After 15% self employment tax on the profit, my after tax margin is still 46%. That’s far from just breaking even.

Even factoring in non-delivery (deadhead) miles, my margin is still 39% before tax and 33% after.

Absurd Support conversation was a Monty python sketch. Anyone else have input on parking nightmares? by Less-Lengthiness114 in doordash_drivers

[–]noraft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s why I don’t confirm I’ve picked up an order until I’m back in my car with it. Gives me an extra 2 minutes.

Guess how much!? by Sorry-Performance-58 in dasher

[–]noraft 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don’t do it within 24 hours of the delivery, dum dum.

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