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> because sharing is reciprocal. This didn't sound right so I looked it up[0] No mention of it being reciprocal - which makes sense for almost every use of "s

by nikcub 10y ago

> because sharing is reciprocal. This didn't sound right so I looked it up[0] No mention of it being reciprocal - which makes sense for almost every use of "sharing" I can think of When I share my sandwich I'm not receiving any other sandwich from anybody else (perhaps if I was I'd share more often) Anyway, its not easy to defend Uber and I don't want to be labeled that way - since I've boycotted the service more than once, but some of the arguments in this thread on this page seem really petty [0] http://www.dictionary.com/browse/sharing http://www.dictionary.com/browse/sharing

IanCal 10y ago
I agree that reciprocal doesn't really describe it. Perhaps the concept they were trying to get at is that sharing suggests everyone involved is getting the same thing in some way. If I share a ride with you, it's because we're both going the same way. What's actually happening with uber is we each want something different. They want my money, and I want to be taken somewhere. It is, however, an highly successful branding exercise.
Terribledactyl 10y ago
I would just argue that dictionary.com has missed a context for sharing. Consider, "They shared everything." It's best understood as the reciprocal agreement to either partition or grant access to possessions.
pbhjpbhj 10y ago
It's only ride "sharing" if the driver is already driving that way. You're going along with them. If someone shares their sandwich they are eating it too. If someone makes a sandwich to give to you that's not sharing.
- sokoloff 10y ago
  If you come visit my house, I'm likely to offer you a drink when you arrive. If you take me up on a water, I'm sharing my water with you, whether or not I drink a water myself at that moment. (I'm perfectly happy to call Uber, Lyft, etc "unlicensed taxis" as I do think that's more accurate than "ride sharing"; I just don't agree that it's completely inaccurate to call them ride shares.)

by nikcub 10y ago

IanCal 10y ago

I agree that reciprocal doesn't really describe it. Perhaps the concept they were trying to get at is that sharing suggests everyone involved is getting the same thing in some way. If I share a ride with you, it's because we're both going the same way. What's actually happening with uber is we each want something different. They want my money, and I want to be taken somewhere. It is, however, an highly successful branding exercise.

Terribledactyl 10y ago

I would just argue that dictionary.com has missed a context for sharing. Consider, "They shared everything." It's best understood as the reciprocal agreement to either partition or grant access to possessions.

pbhjpbhj 10y ago

It's only ride "sharing" if the driver is already driving that way. You're going along with them. If someone shares their sandwich they are eating it too. If someone makes a sandwich to give to you that's not sharing.

sokoloff 10y ago
If you come visit my house, I'm likely to offer you a drink when you arrive. If you take me up on a water, I'm sharing my water with you, whether or not I drink a water myself at that moment. (I'm perfectly happy to call Uber, Lyft, etc "unlicensed taxis" as I do think that's more accurate than "ride sharing"; I just don't agree that it's completely inaccurate to call them ride shares.)