We had decentralized Uber. It's called the taxi system. And it was beyond awful. Limited drivers due to quota (aka medallion) systems, times you couldn't get a

We had decentralized Uber. It's called the taxi system. And it was beyond awful. Limited drivers due to quota (aka medallion) systems, times you couldn't get a cab (eg shift changes), cabs that would refuse your ride (to be fair, this happens with Uber too), payment friction (including skimmers), areas that weren't serviced, awful cars, awful service and no ability to order a taxi. It's only tech purists who want decentralized services. Nobody else does. It doesn't solve any problem actual people have. It's why everything is cetralized. That's not an accident. It's not a market failure.