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One of the lessons of Austin's temporary Uber/Lyft kick out was that very quickly worker run ride sharing emerged to serve the need.
by thrownblown 9y ago
One of the lessons of Austin's temporary Uber/Lyft kick out was that very quickly worker run ride sharing emerged to serve the need.
- largehotcoffee 9y agoExcept Uber/Lyft are back in Austin, and that worker run ride share didn't work.
- goatherders 9y agoSure it did. People still use it.
- mvid 9y agoI've used those services. They were buggy and broken to the point where I frequently ended up walking in the rain because I couldn't get a ride.
- CryptoPunk 9y agoThis shows basic economics is right again. Division of labour makes the economy more productive and society more prosperous. The investor/worker roles are such a division of labour.
- icebraining 9y agoOr it just shows that apps need some time to stabilize. The early versions of VC-funded apps are not always great either, to say the least.
- grandalf 9y agoBoth are true.