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not to be rude, but this makes no sense to me. I would be a customer so that is the lens I am viewing this from but my interpretation was: * I liked working ni
by vonklaus 10y ago
not to be rude, but this makes no sense to me. I would be a customer so that is the lens I am viewing this from but my interpretation was:
* I liked working nights until the "vultures" allowed other people to work nights which increased supply and lowered prices.
* One time, I picked up a guy who had trouble getting home because there wasn't always a vulture nearby. It cost him more money.
* 7pm-2am on weekends are high volume times
edit: I think the point was that because ridesharing typically knocks off at 2am or 3am there is a hole between 3am and 5am or something. However, taxi rates are pretty murderous at this hour at least when I've paid them. Regardless, between a taxi, lyft and uber someone needing a ride will be better off at all times of day.
- taxicabjesus 10y agoThanks for your comments. There are fundamental problems involved in transporting people from place to place that are not solved by the new entrants to the industry. The only innovation offered by "ridesharing" is having a more flexible workforce. While this helps with periods of high demand (drinking holidays, etc), the ridesharing model is not sustainable. I mean to reconstruct my kuro5hin blog [1], but haven't gotten to that project yet. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11612648 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11612648