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People on HN aren't the ones driving Ubers, so I'm not sure what experiences you are expecting to hear about. Go talk to actual drivers and you'll find that thi

by paxys 1y ago

People on HN aren't the ones driving Ubers, so I'm not sure what experiences you are expecting to hear about. Go talk to actual drivers and you'll find that things aren't exactly rosy.

noosphr 1y ago
Driving for Uber in 2010 was amazing. There were plenty of people on HN who signed up for the app to drive people back home before and after work. Being able to see your car move in real time on the uber database with >2s lag between your car GPS and customers phone was magical in a way that's hard to describe today.
- paxys 1y ago
  Lots of things were amazing when there was unlimited VC money flowing in and no expectation of profit. No point bringing it up 15 years later in a new reality.
  - noosphr 1y ago
    Yes. But in this case it's terrible _even before the VC money runs out_.