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Right, the driver didn't even know what the current Uber Black fair was...falsely claiming it was $2.75. Anyone would get annoyed when someone was telling you t

by pjwal 10y ago

Right, the driver didn't even know what the current Uber Black fair was...falsely claiming it was $2.75. Anyone would get annoyed when someone was telling you that you were essentially doing your job wrong but didn't even know the basic facts. In this case, these facts have a direct impact on the driver, which makes it all the more inane that he doesn't know them.

Phlarp 10y ago
You seem really intent on defending Kalanick here so I will only post this as a reply to one of the several similar comments you've made regarding this: > Travis is right on a technicality they did not lower Uber Black prices much if any. What they did instead was coerced Uber Black drivers to take Uber X request. Yes drivers can reject Uber X request, but if you reject a certain amount of Uber rides, they kick you off their system. Probably why the driver is complaining about going bankrupt, you need a luxury car to drive Uber Black, but if you're stuck picking Uber X fares you'll lose money. You can't force contractors to take lower fare rides and then still claim the high ground of "we didn't lower your fares to X"
- pjwal 10y ago
  That's fair enough and I see that point. My intent is not to defend Kalanick, but I do instinctually defend free markets. I think Uber and its drivers found itself in a situation with falling demand amidst rising competition.
  - st3v3r 10y ago
    "My intent is not to defend Kalanick, but I do instinctually defend free markets." Even when said "free markets" cause people extreme hardship?
    - pjwal 10y ago
      Is there another system you know in which no one has experienced "extreme hardship?" Are you saying the driver in this article is an example of that?
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- dkonofalski 10y ago
  Are you certain that's the case? I was under the impression that, while this is true for the normal classes of Uber, the UberX fares for Uber Black drivers do not count against them if they reject the fare and UberX rides are only offered to them if there is not a current Uber Black fare available in the area.
dnautics 10y ago
$2.75 a mile.

by pjwal 10y ago

Phlarp 10y ago

You seem really intent on defending Kalanick here so I will only post this as a reply to one of the several similar comments you've made regarding this: > Travis is right on a technicality they did not lower Uber Black prices much if any. What they did instead was coerced Uber Black drivers to take Uber X request. Yes drivers can reject Uber X request, but if you reject a certain amount of Uber rides, they kick you off their system. Probably why the driver is complaining about going bankrupt, you need a luxury car to drive Uber Black, but if you're stuck picking Uber X fares you'll lose money. You can't force contractors to take lower fare rides and then still claim the high ground of "we didn't lower your fares to X"

pjwal 10y ago
That's fair enough and I see that point. My intent is not to defend Kalanick, but I do instinctually defend free markets. I think Uber and its drivers found itself in a situation with falling demand amidst rising competition.
- st3v3r 10y ago
  "My intent is not to defend Kalanick, but I do instinctually defend free markets." Even when said "free markets" cause people extreme hardship?
  - pjwal 10y ago
    Is there another system you know in which no one has experienced "extreme hardship?" Are you saying the driver in this article is an example of that?
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dkonofalski 10y ago
Are you certain that's the case? I was under the impression that, while this is true for the normal classes of Uber, the UberX fares for Uber Black drivers do not count against them if they reject the fare and UberX rides are only offered to them if there is not a current Uber Black fare available in the area.

dnautics 10y ago

$2.75 a mile.