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I'm not buying that most people use Lyft in your area - passengers or drivers. I believe you think that and your circle of people may also be doing the same, bu

I'm not buying that most people use Lyft in your area - passengers or drivers. I believe you think that and your circle of people may also be doing the same, but beyond that, I'm guessing there's a lot of bias. Especially if you're saying everywhere you go Lyft seems to be more popular among riders. It's just not true at all. For my own anecdote, I'd bet 75% of my FB friends with smartphones within my age range, 21-40, have Uber on their phone or have only ridden Uber. And a fraction of them will have Lyft. Among people I actually know, this is roughly the case, with Lyft being a bit more popular, but that's because of who I am/surround myself with.

lelandbatey 9y ago
As long as we're sharing anecdotes, most of the people I know, parents and young kids included, have made the switch to Lyft starting about 8 months ago. They seem to be the less evil company, so people enjoy working for and using them.
- rtx 9y ago
  Most of my family and friends exclusively use Uber because of Travis and his values.
  - jacobsimon 9y ago
    lol
  - amaks 9y ago
    What values?
    - rtx 9y ago
      Libertarian
      - AlexandrB 9y ago
        So money, gotcha.
- toehead2000 9y ago
  One time I saw an eagle, it was majestic!
- dismantlethesun 9y ago
  Anecdotally, my aged father (72) uses Uber. Uber has spread pretty well to 3rd world countries and is popular in all the vacation spots. Some people I know tried to switch to Lyft when all the bad PR on Uber hit, but the prices were higher so either they switched back to Uber or the more passionate ones are now riding the metro again.
  - chrischen 9y ago
    I don't know about other cities but in teh Bay Area prices are pretty evenly matched.
- Bakary 9y ago
  Come to think of it, the question of "evil" seems almost irrelevant in the big picture. Even if say Lyft is marginally more ethical than Uber, the end long-term result will still be a fleet of drivers competing against each other in Taylorism mode to be paid a pittance, only to be eventually replaced by automated vehicles.
shaggerty 9y ago
I wouldn't doubt it, Uber comes preinstalled on most android phones.
- ac29 9y ago
  Both Uber and Lyft are integrated into Google Maps on Android.
  - nadukrow 9y ago
    And most likely more ride-sharing companies should be supported (included whatever Waze ends up becoming).
- CaptainZapp 9y ago
  Came pre-installed on my Lumia phone too. And was the second app, which I deleted. Right after Facebook.
tw04 9y ago
While anecdotes are clearly anecdotal - the entirety of my company has started switching. The constant bad press, and quite frankly the CEO being such a jerk has been enough to get my colleagues to almost universally switch. The cost difference is about 3rd on the list of priorities for most business users.
- lhorie 9y ago
  Just thought I'd point out that, in addition to name calling not being very nice in general, it's particularly in poor taste right now given that the person in question is grieving a family death that happened just this weekend[1] [1] http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/27/technology/uber-travis-kalanick-parents-tragedy/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/27/technology/uber-travis-kalan...
  - yladiz 9y ago
    I didn't know about this, and while it's sad, it doesn't excuse his past actions and in the context of this post it doesn't matter. If the post was about his mother passing, and someone mentioned how much of a jerk he is, that's in much worse taste. Saying it in a comment thread on a post about Uber's loss is not in bad taste.
    - lhorie 9y ago
      > Saying it in a comment thread on a post about Uber's loss is not in bad taste. I dunno. The comment doesn't seem very relevant, being basically one random guy's opinion of what he read on the 'tubes about another guy he probably never met, and extrapolating that to be some sort of argument about the profitability of a company. To me, it just kinda feels like thinly disguised bandwagoning to get internet points. I recall people making similarly tone deaf comments about Steve Jobs around the time he took time off due to cancer, or Bill Gates in his early philanthropic days. Perhaps this particular case bothers me more than the average person because I've been through the same loss, but I guess as long as one get internet points, poor taste is forgiven?
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lelandbatey 9y ago

As long as we're sharing anecdotes, most of the people I know, parents and young kids included, have made the switch to Lyft starting about 8 months ago. They seem to be the less evil company, so people enjoy working for and using them.

rtx 9y ago
Most of my family and friends exclusively use Uber because of Travis and his values.
- jacobsimon 9y ago
  lol
- amaks 9y ago
  What values?
  - rtx 9y ago
    Libertarian
    - AlexandrB 9y ago
      So money, gotcha.
toehead2000 9y ago
One time I saw an eagle, it was majestic!
dismantlethesun 9y ago
Anecdotally, my aged father (72) uses Uber. Uber has spread pretty well to 3rd world countries and is popular in all the vacation spots. Some people I know tried to switch to Lyft when all the bad PR on Uber hit, but the prices were higher so either they switched back to Uber or the more passionate ones are now riding the metro again.
- chrischen 9y ago
  I don't know about other cities but in teh Bay Area prices are pretty evenly matched.
Bakary 9y ago
Come to think of it, the question of "evil" seems almost irrelevant in the big picture. Even if say Lyft is marginally more ethical than Uber, the end long-term result will still be a fleet of drivers competing against each other in Taylorism mode to be paid a pittance, only to be eventually replaced by automated vehicles.

shaggerty 9y ago

I wouldn't doubt it, Uber comes preinstalled on most android phones.

ac29 9y ago
Both Uber and Lyft are integrated into Google Maps on Android.
- nadukrow 9y ago
  And most likely more ride-sharing companies should be supported (included whatever Waze ends up becoming).
CaptainZapp 9y ago
Came pre-installed on my Lumia phone too. And was the second app, which I deleted. Right after Facebook.

tw04 9y ago

While anecdotes are clearly anecdotal - the entirety of my company has started switching. The constant bad press, and quite frankly the CEO being such a jerk has been enough to get my colleagues to almost universally switch. The cost difference is about 3rd on the list of priorities for most business users.

lhorie 9y ago
Just thought I'd point out that, in addition to name calling not being very nice in general, it's particularly in poor taste right now given that the person in question is grieving a family death that happened just this weekend[1] [1] http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/27/technology/uber-travis-kalanick-parents-tragedy/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/27/technology/uber-travis-kalan...
- yladiz 9y ago
  I didn't know about this, and while it's sad, it doesn't excuse his past actions and in the context of this post it doesn't matter. If the post was about his mother passing, and someone mentioned how much of a jerk he is, that's in much worse taste. Saying it in a comment thread on a post about Uber's loss is not in bad taste.
  - lhorie 9y ago
    > Saying it in a comment thread on a post about Uber's loss is not in bad taste. I dunno. The comment doesn't seem very relevant, being basically one random guy's opinion of what he read on the 'tubes about another guy he probably never met, and extrapolating that to be some sort of argument about the profitability of a company. To me, it just kinda feels like thinly disguised bandwagoning to get internet points. I recall people making similarly tone deaf comments about Steve Jobs around the time he took time off due to cancer, or Bill Gates in his early philanthropic days. Perhaps this particular case bothers me more than the average person because I've been through the same loss, but I guess as long as one get internet points, poor taste is forgiven?
    - 9y ago

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