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Lyft differentiates itself by throwing slightly more scraps to the drivers and not being Uber. It's shit, but cabbies aren't exactly working with a full benefit

Lyft differentiates itself by throwing slightly more scraps to the drivers and not being Uber. It's shit, but cabbies aren't exactly working with a full benefits package and stock options either. I agree that Lyft is only marginally better than Uber, but it's hard to know where to go when basically every service industry seems to exist to exploit workers for profit. Do you just walk everywhere? Go live in the woods? It's a shit deal but we live in this system - worrying about 'ethical' consumption choices rather than trying to untangle root causes can feel like missing the point. Not that there's much chance of meaningful change there, either. Idunno.

techsupporter 10y ago
> it's hard to know where to go when basically every service industry seems to exist to exploit workers for profit No argument there. I completely agree (with the caveat that some small niches or niche companies seem to be "playing fair" but they're, by far, the exception than he rule). > Do you just walk everywhere? Go live in the woods? I intentionally didn't mention it, but since you asked: I don't use either service because of my objections to them. Where I live, public transit and bicycle infrastructure is pretty good--at least compared to most of North America--so if I can't get there by train, bus, bike, rented or friend's car (when going as a group), or my own two feet, I just don't go. I 197% recognize that this is a choice that many people don't get to make, but I don't think it invalidates the question of "why is Lyft seen as so much better than Uber?"
- WaxProlix 10y ago
  Sure - I take a bus to work and back, light rail around town, bike when weather permits, walk and eat/drink/shop local. I still take a Lyft when I go out and get drunk or whatever - not a real alternative out there.

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Lyft differentiates itself by throwing slightly more scraps to the drivers and not being Uber. It's shit, but cabbies aren't exactly working with a full benefit

by WaxProlix 10y ago

techsupporter 10y ago
> it's hard to know where to go when basically every service industry seems to exist to exploit workers for profit No argument there. I completely agree (with the caveat that some small niches or niche companies seem to be "playing fair" but they're, by far, the exception than he rule). > Do you just walk everywhere? Go live in the woods? I intentionally didn't mention it, but since you asked: I don't use either service because of my objections to them. Where I live, public transit and bicycle infrastructure is pretty good--at least compared to most of North America--so if I can't get there by train, bus, bike, rented or friend's car (when going as a group), or my own two feet, I just don't go. I 197% recognize that this is a choice that many people don't get to make, but I don't think it invalidates the question of "why is Lyft seen as so much better than Uber?"
- WaxProlix 10y ago
  Sure - I take a bus to work and back, light rail around town, bike when weather permits, walk and eat/drink/shop local. I still take a Lyft when I go out and get drunk or whatever - not a real alternative out there.