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In the end you are the reason that uber drivers are being paid so little and have such bad working conditions! Btw, couldn't you ride a bike sometimes? 6 miles

In the end you are the reason that uber drivers are being paid so little and have such bad working conditions! Btw, couldn't you ride a bike sometimes? 6 miles sounds doable and would, likely, benefit your health.

conanbatt 10y ago
If you meant to be sarcastic I still dont get it. If you didnt, why do you attribute the first to the op?
- chappi42 10y ago
  No sarcasm intended. The op chooses to use uber and profit from low cost fares. He pays little and uber is only able to pay out meagre to their drivers. Uber is not profitable, they cannot pay their drivers better without raising the fares. Isn't this a fact? I didn't mean the op personally, but all who use such a service which imho exploit drivers. One chooses to use such a service and has to shoulder part of the responsability of the bad things that happen at uber atm. The op would have the lyft alternative (which afaics) has (slightly) better conditions and/or use the bus (or the bike, maybe).
  - conanbatt 10y ago
    I think there is a difference on what the driver gets and what someone pays that the consumer is not responsible for. Its like arguing that you should go to the restaurant that gives its waiters the highest salaries. The consumer cannot have that responsibility, because the consumer doesnt agree with the employee what the employee salary is as much as the employee doesn't dictaminate how much the consumer can pay. Plus its reasonable to react to the best incentives you have, and doing otherwise is actually negative: if uber is cheaper for the same its better to use it. This coming from someone that usually takes Lyft, because i dislike Uber, but if i knew i could get a cheaper ride i would use Uber as I have. You dont do anyone a favor by staying unreasonable :)
    - aussie123 10y ago
      Besides the monetary consideration (which appears to be the main argument), there is also an ethical one. Maybe fewer people care about ethics but its important to bring that into the mix.
  - jkchu 10y ago
    People who use Uber are not setting the price, they are simply picking the cheapest option. I don't think it is fair to assume or expect that the average Uber customer is fully aware of the latest news and controversy.

conanbatt 10y ago

If you meant to be sarcastic I still dont get it. If you didnt, why do you attribute the first to the op?

chappi42 10y ago
No sarcasm intended. The op chooses to use uber and profit from low cost fares. He pays little and uber is only able to pay out meagre to their drivers. Uber is not profitable, they cannot pay their drivers better without raising the fares. Isn't this a fact? I didn't mean the op personally, but all who use such a service which imho exploit drivers. One chooses to use such a service and has to shoulder part of the responsability of the bad things that happen at uber atm. The op would have the lyft alternative (which afaics) has (slightly) better conditions and/or use the bus (or the bike, maybe).
- conanbatt 10y ago
  I think there is a difference on what the driver gets and what someone pays that the consumer is not responsible for. Its like arguing that you should go to the restaurant that gives its waiters the highest salaries. The consumer cannot have that responsibility, because the consumer doesnt agree with the employee what the employee salary is as much as the employee doesn't dictaminate how much the consumer can pay. Plus its reasonable to react to the best incentives you have, and doing otherwise is actually negative: if uber is cheaper for the same its better to use it. This coming from someone that usually takes Lyft, because i dislike Uber, but if i knew i could get a cheaper ride i would use Uber as I have. You dont do anyone a favor by staying unreasonable :)
  - aussie123 10y ago
    Besides the monetary consideration (which appears to be the main argument), there is also an ethical one. Maybe fewer people care about ethics but its important to bring that into the mix.
- jkchu 10y ago
  People who use Uber are not setting the price, they are simply picking the cheapest option. I don't think it is fair to assume or expect that the average Uber customer is fully aware of the latest news and controversy.