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I've never had that experience with local cabs. Now what?

• leot 9y ago
  Game theory makes it clear why anonymous cabs paid in cash will almost always provide worse service than a rating sensitive system. The notion that people will be kind and nice because of social norms or "plain decency" or something is sentimental hogwash. People behave well when the system rewards them for doing so and penalises them for not.
  • kbart 9y ago
    Most of local cab companies in my city also let you rate a driver now, so it's not a unique selling point of Uber anymore.
    • leot 9y ago
      When was the last time you rated a local cab? If no one uses the system it might as well not exist.
      • kbart 9y ago
        Last night, actually.