Why compare this with ride sharing? That's not what Uber is. It doesn't matter that Uber calls itself a ride sharing company, it is not. This has been mentioned

Why compare this with ride sharing? That's not what Uber is. It doesn't matter that Uber calls itself a ride sharing company, it is not. This has been mentioned before: with Uber someone takes you from a place to somewhere you specify. They drive the way that you want because you requested it from them. Further, you pay their expenses and a bit more. Exactly like a taxi. Ride sharing is where someone was already going somewhere and you share the costs. IMO you could use a ride sharing company where you're more anonymous. E.g. public transport :-P (though not in my country :()