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Uber, at least in my city (São Paulo), has been truly disruptive and made my life significantly better (since I don’t own a car or even know how to drive)
by soneca 4y ago
Uber, at least in my city (São Paulo), has been truly disruptive and made my life significantly better (since I don’t own a car or even know how to drive)
- spaceman_2020 4y agoIn my city, they lured in drivers with fat incentives, then encouraged them to buy new cars - even partnering up with lenders to offer loans with low/zero down payment. Of course, the incentives dried up and drivers were left with expensive cars they couldn't pay for unless they worked 12-14 hour shifts. I have zero sympathy for this godawful exploitative company. If the world didn't see them with the rose-tinted tech shades, they would have the same reputation something like Nestle has - a greedy, reckless, and exploitative corporation.
- soneca 4y agoI agree they are a greedy, reckless, exploitative corporation. I do think though their product is a net positive to society, even a net positive to the drivers class in general (taxi is basically mafia around here and Uber driving was used as a sort of safety job fallback for people that would be otherwise unemployed).