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What's interesting is Uber does this exactly already. They charge what they think each person "is willing to pay", and then pay the driver standard fees per mil
by timcederman 9y ago
What's interesting is Uber does this exactly already. They charge what they think each person "is willing to pay", and then pay the driver standard fees per mile.
- dannyw 9y agoYup. It is US-specific for now. As a regular Uber customer, I consistently observe higher fares on my Uber account / iPhone, for the exact pick-up and destination spots, at the exact time, as compared to a friend who has an Android and only recently started using Uber. The difference in my quoted fare can be as high as 15%.
- nikofeyn 9y agoyea, and i hate it there too. we’re quickly turning society into a numbers game, making a very low percentage of us rich.
- rayiner 9y agoExcept that someone is getting an Uber ride for cheaper than they otherwise would, at the expense of the person who can better afford to pay more.
- gaius 9y agoat the expense of the person who can better afford to pay more But this is a silly argument... if you or I had worked hard for a promotion or a raise only to be no better off because companies try to gouge us, why would we want to play that game? Enriching Uber’s shareholders is not an act of charity.
- rayiner 9y agoI mean, you can say the same thing for progressive taxes. The point is that "gouging" implies something somehow unethical, while price discrimination is at best morally ambiguous because it benefits customers with less means at the expense of customers with more means.
- gaius 9y agoI mean, you can say the same thing for progressive taxes No you can’t, because taxes theoretically at least benefit The People.