You are greatly understating the value and improvement that these services brought. Especially around accessibility. In the city I grew up in taking a taxi wa

You are greatly understating the value and improvement that these services brought. Especially around accessibility. In the city I grew up in taking a taxi was basically not an option. You can now typically get a ride from Uber or Lyft within 10 minutes. In the city I moved to for college there were plenty of Taxis but could take 30+ minutes for one to show up, or maybe it would never show up and you’d have to call another company and hope they would eventually send someone to you. These are anecdotes, but the massive increase in for-hire rides after these companies were introduced does show that they did improve the experience and made for-hire rides more accessible and appealing.