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Re:Uber is experimenting with letting riders wait longer for... by KKKKkkkk1 on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @12:56AM (#17343960)
Hypothetically, if a company is able to provide the same service as BART without building and maintaining all that infrastructure, isn't that a huge point in favor of that company?
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Re:Uber is experimenting with letting riders wait longer for... by foepys on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @02:03AM (#17344154)
Capitalize the gains, socialize the losses. The infrastructure has to be built, if the company doesn't do it, the state does, which means society pays. More individual rides mean more traffic congestion which means a worse experience for everybody.

I think that Uber from an investment perspective is looking good but from a social perspective it's looking bad.

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