3 ms·
That's not the requested example of breaking 'corrupt local monopolies'... And also to point out that the main effect of uber is to shift responsibility to dri
by summarite 10y ago
That's not the requested example of breaking 'corrupt local monopolies'...
And also to point out that the main effect of uber is to shift responsibility to drivers and government. Replace licenced, trained and properly contracted drivers (paying retirement and health insurance payments) and fully maintained and insured cars with untrained, uninsured and precariously 'employed' drivers, which gain no long term safety for sickness and retirement and use their own cars which may or may not be well maintained, and where they bear the complete business costs and responsibilities.
It's fully and completely exploitative, that's why it's cheaper.
For the user experience much works better, that doesn't make it a good company and certainly not healthy. The cost you save you'll pay back in taxes that have to cover drivers that fall into poverty, or when you have an accident and find your driver was not properly insured. YMMV depending on city and country, but the exploitation of the 'sharing economy' is just painfully obvious and it's your personal choice to support this.
- gkya 10y agoOh no but he can pay with the credit card. Sad how we trade in others' lives and economical morals so easily for such little conveniences. Thanks for your response that are thoughts that I share.
- astrange 10y agoHave you tried using taxis in California before Uber? They just absolutely refuse to come and leave you stranded miles from anywhere. If you try to pay with a card, they kidnap you and drive you to an ATM to get cash instead. I once called the Burlingame dispatch instead of the San Mateo dispatch and got screamed at. It's life-threateningly bad.
- gkya 10y agoThe world is bigger than the US. And because the system is badly implemented where you are the system itself can't be considered inherently bad and obsolete. I have never been to the US but from what I read your experience is common there. Compare that to TfL black cabs. Or elaborate urban rail and bus transport in European cities. If it broke one should try to fix it first.