>And in what sense is consuming ride-sharing any different than paying a taxi? It isn't. When I think of "ride sharing" I think of friends or coworkers actual

>And in what sense is consuming ride-sharing any different than paying a taxi? It isn't. When I think of "ride sharing" I think of friends or coworkers actually sharing rides. I used to do it back in high school. I worked with 3 friends and we all lived within a mile of each other. We would take turns driving the gang to and from work. That is ride sharing. It worked out great too! Or we had ride sharing boards back in college. Going back home for winter break and don't have a car? Find a fellow student who is going that way to drive you. At least drive you within 30 minutes and have a friend pick you up. Throw $20 at them for gas but you aren't paying them really and they aren't making a salary off of you. Plus they didn't just pick you up and bring you where you want to go, you just rode with them to somewhere they are going anyway. Once there is a business model involved it, commercials on TV, and are actually making money is just a business and a service not ride sharing. There's no sharing.