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How do you feel about ride sharing and delivery companies like Ola and Uber?

iamgopal 8y ago
You mean to say, Because of Ride "Sharing", they are actually reducing the net employment ? Well, I support all idea that improves resource utilisation and helps environment, even at the cost of employment.
djangovm 8y ago
Not OP, but here is my take. While Ola and Uber would not actually aim to be philanthropic companies, they definitely have enabled people to come from different walks of like and become a driver. I have met many drivers who came from villages to drive and support their family, and Ola and Uber made it very easy for them to get started. Overall, good for a larger segment of the society i would say.
- kamaal 8y ago
  >>I have met many drivers who came from villages to drive and support their family, and Ola and Uber made it very easy for them to get started. Making a virtue out of compulsion, eh? Those people leave rural farming jobs and come to cities, because irrigation infrastructure is in shambles. Farming is not open to free market economics, there is not enough water, and overall its not profitable. They sell what they have and inhale CO day in and out to put food on the table. Farmer to cabbie ain't exactly a good career transition.
  - kkarakk 8y ago
    ola/uber cannot affect infrastructure. even companies like google have tried and failed to compete in infrastructure oriented areas(google fiber). until infrastructure is privatised(which opens up it's own can of worms) farming is a dead end in developing nations.
  - 0815test 8y ago
    Many rural farming jobs are seasonal - there's nothing much to do for part of the year so no matter how successful the farming is, they're still better off coming to the city and earning an income there.
calvinbhai 8y ago
Bot these companies are heavily funded and are not currently operating 100% based on their own revenue. Once these companies go public, you'll know the real impact of these companies. Until now, they have been good with providing employment/independence to many people, while improving transport options to the public. But, once they go public and they cannot throw money at drivers/riders, I expect many drivers to be negatively affected mainly because they start with a new car, purchased/leased through a subprime loan lender, when initial earnings are high. They start feeling the pinch a few months in, when they realize their bonuses are reducing and they are working more days in a month to payoff the car, and receive less into their account. Sad thing is that, the same billionaires from such startups, will open a foundation/charity to help the poor, and they'll be lauded as "great philanthropists"

You mean to say, Because of Ride "Sharing", they are actually reducing the net employment ? Well, I support all idea that improves resource utilisation and helps environment, even at the cost of employment.

djangovm 8y ago

Not OP, but here is my take. While Ola and Uber would not actually aim to be philanthropic companies, they definitely have enabled people to come from different walks of like and become a driver. I have met many drivers who came from villages to drive and support their family, and Ola and Uber made it very easy for them to get started. Overall, good for a larger segment of the society i would say.

kamaal 8y ago
>>I have met many drivers who came from villages to drive and support their family, and Ola and Uber made it very easy for them to get started. Making a virtue out of compulsion, eh? Those people leave rural farming jobs and come to cities, because irrigation infrastructure is in shambles. Farming is not open to free market economics, there is not enough water, and overall its not profitable. They sell what they have and inhale CO day in and out to put food on the table. Farmer to cabbie ain't exactly a good career transition.
- kkarakk 8y ago
  ola/uber cannot affect infrastructure. even companies like google have tried and failed to compete in infrastructure oriented areas(google fiber). until infrastructure is privatised(which opens up it's own can of worms) farming is a dead end in developing nations.
- 0815test 8y ago
  Many rural farming jobs are seasonal - there's nothing much to do for part of the year so no matter how successful the farming is, they're still better off coming to the city and earning an income there.

calvinbhai 8y ago

Bot these companies are heavily funded and are not currently operating 100% based on their own revenue. Once these companies go public, you'll know the real impact of these companies. Until now, they have been good with providing employment/independence to many people, while improving transport options to the public. But, once they go public and they cannot throw money at drivers/riders, I expect many drivers to be negatively affected mainly because they start with a new car, purchased/leased through a subprime loan lender, when initial earnings are high. They start feeling the pinch a few months in, when they realize their bonuses are reducing and they are working more days in a month to payoff the car, and receive less into their account. Sad thing is that, the same billionaires from such startups, will open a foundation/charity to help the poor, and they'll be lauded as "great philanthropists"