You were able to pay a stranger to drive you around long before Uber came out. Even today if you loiter around any major airport you'll have plenty of people ap

You were able to pay a stranger to drive you around long before Uber came out. Even today if you loiter around any major airport you'll have plenty of people approaching you to offer a ride. The difference is that I have 0 trust in a random person offering me a ride. I trust the Uber brand though.