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How The Internet Has Changed The Bike Messenger Business
from the you-need-a-what-now? dept
While throwing away your life as a coder to become a bike messenger may sound appealing to some, it appears that "bike messenger" is yet another job that is less in demand thanks to the internet. This should surprise just about no one, but it's another reminder that industries change over time -- and, yet, unlike some industries, we don't see bike messengers running to Congress to try to pass laws banning or taxing the shipment of content online.
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Some of the runs I did were actually for companies just wanting an afternoon 'snail mail' pickup and delivery to the post office. Some things are just better done by a messenger than through email.
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