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Why even try to catch “naughty” names. Why do I even need to give Lyft a name in the first place? It just seems like such a made-up problem.

by dilap 7y ago

jrockway 7y ago
I think you and the driver are supposed to exchange names. This is probably awkward when you name yourself "suck my balls" or something, which people undoubtedly do because people are terrible. The Simpsons figured this out decades ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1EjcWU6sEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1EjcWU6sEk
- pferde 7y ago
  No, you and the driver are supposed to exchange a keyword to make sure you got into the right car. That keyword happens to be a name by default because it's very... human, I guess, but it does not have to be your name. For taxis, I frequently use two or three random names common in my country.
  - isoskeles 7y ago
    > No, you and the driver are supposed to exchange a keyword to make sure you got into the right car. I've never heard of this. Where did you learn this? I'm not saying you're wrong either, as it makes sense. I've just never heard of it.
    - pferde 7y ago
      OK, not _supposed_, but it is a common practice, going back to traditional taxi services where you'd call a number and order a taxi to an address where you are. They'd ask you for your name which they'd also tell the driver they send you. On arrival, the driver would then ask the name when you're entering the car. It's useful for busier locations, where more people would call for a taxi at the same time.
- chrisseaton 7y ago
  > I think you and the driver are supposed to exchange names. What for? And how does any other environment where people introduce themselves to each other fix this? I don't think they see it as a problem in practice.
  - magneticnorth 7y ago
    For safety, mostly - there have been bad situations when people mistook a car for their uber, including at least one kidnapping & murder: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/us/samantha-josephson-usc.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/us/samantha-josephson-usc...
  - Izkata 7y ago
    One of my co-workers once got in the wrong Uber; she and another person with the same name were being picked up on the same corner, and the cars just happened to arrive close enough they each got into the wrong car. It was confirming the driver's name as they sat down that clued them in.
- josefx 7y ago
  The Simpsons gag however would bypass the naughty word filter completely. The name Bart uses is "Mike" last name "Rotch" Moe just ends up pronouncing it as "My Crotch".
- andrepd 7y ago
  >people are terrible There are many terrible things in the world. People naming themselves Mike Rotch isn't one of them. Certainly not as "terrible" as denying hundreds of thousands of people a service.

Why even try to catch “naughty” names. Why do I even need to give Lyft a name in the first place? It just seems like such a made-up problem.

by dilap 7y ago

Why even try to catch “naughty” names. Why do I even need to give Lyft a name in the first place? It just seems like such a made-up problem.

jrockway 7y ago

I think you and the driver are supposed to exchange names. This is probably awkward when you name yourself "suck my balls" or something, which people undoubtedly do because people are terrible. The Simpsons figured this out decades ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1EjcWU6sEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1EjcWU6sEk

pferde 7y ago
No, you and the driver are supposed to exchange a keyword to make sure you got into the right car. That keyword happens to be a name by default because it's very... human, I guess, but it does not have to be your name. For taxis, I frequently use two or three random names common in my country.
- isoskeles 7y ago
  > No, you and the driver are supposed to exchange a keyword to make sure you got into the right car. I've never heard of this. Where did you learn this? I'm not saying you're wrong either, as it makes sense. I've just never heard of it.
  - pferde 7y ago
    OK, not _supposed_, but it is a common practice, going back to traditional taxi services where you'd call a number and order a taxi to an address where you are. They'd ask you for your name which they'd also tell the driver they send you. On arrival, the driver would then ask the name when you're entering the car. It's useful for busier locations, where more people would call for a taxi at the same time.
chrisseaton 7y ago
> I think you and the driver are supposed to exchange names. What for? And how does any other environment where people introduce themselves to each other fix this? I don't think they see it as a problem in practice.
- magneticnorth 7y ago
  For safety, mostly - there have been bad situations when people mistook a car for their uber, including at least one kidnapping & murder: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/us/samantha-josephson-usc.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/us/samantha-josephson-usc...
- Izkata 7y ago
  One of my co-workers once got in the wrong Uber; she and another person with the same name were being picked up on the same corner, and the cars just happened to arrive close enough they each got into the wrong car. It was confirming the driver's name as they sat down that clued them in.
josefx 7y ago
The Simpsons gag however would bypass the naughty word filter completely. The name Bart uses is "Mike" last name "Rotch" Moe just ends up pronouncing it as "My Crotch".
andrepd 7y ago
>people are terrible There are many terrible things in the world. People naming themselves Mike Rotch isn't one of them. Certainly not as "terrible" as denying hundreds of thousands of people a service.