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Which would you prefer if you really need to get somewhere fast: an expensive ride, or no ride? Because without surge pricing, all you get is no ride.
by jpatokal 10y ago
Which would you prefer if you really need to get somewhere fast: an expensive ride, or no ride? Because without surge pricing, all you get is no ride.
- pessimizer 10y agoThat is a rationalized calculus for wealthy people. The actual question is whether you would prefer to have the same small chance as everyone else to get a ride, or a guaranteed ride because you have more money than other people can pay. Your question supposes that congestion is caused by something other than more people than usual successfully getting a ride.
- Dylan16807 10y agoHigh surge prices should pay an oversized amount of wages and profits, in theory leading to lower prices at non-surge times, right? That's a benefit that I will happily give up a chance of a ride for. A 50% chance of a ride is worth much less than half as much as a guaranteed ride.