Meaning of treatler | Babel Free

Definitions

A person who relies excessively on convenient consumer services, especially delivery apps such as DoorDash, and is seen as taking reactionary political stances due to inconveniences or interruptions in these services.

derogatory, neologism

Examples

“Buying a little treat to alleviate the agony of modern life used to be a fairly uncontroversial activity. But if you're using an app-based food delivery service to have said treats couriered straight to your door, then you might have become a "treatler". Especially if you go on to post online about your dissatisfaction with a gig worker.”

“Similar accusations of Treatler behavior appeared on X around the fires. User @hecubian_devil accused Starbucks of being a Treatlerite company for opening their stores and coercing employees to work as the disaster raged on.”

“dubai is a city designed by and for treatlers”

“I feel like Americans are obviously correct about AC being good and necessary and Europeans are obviously correct about Americans being wasteful, consumerist treatlers”

“Nobody burns cities down anymore because we are way too physically comfortable for a revolution to be viable. We are a nation of treatlers”

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