No question - for elderly uber has been a godsend. I don't think people realize the change. My area has uber assist as well which can be nice.

yes - there is paratransit - but we are talking schedule 2 days in advance, long bumpy van ride etc etc and hit or miss in a lot of other ways.

I usually just didn't go whereever I am going now - like to a social outing which involves drinking, because I don't want DUI, getting there by public transit sucks and finding a cab while drunk sucks too. Or paid through the nose, if it's a necessary trip, or driven full hour super-tired after a 10 hour flight (not illegal, unlike DUI, but almost as dangerous, sigh). As every quality of life improvement, Uber is not strictly necessary - people lived millenia without it, right? It just... well, improves the quality of life.

suffered. underemployed. Uber is really a 10x+ life improvement if you live in suburbia and cannot drive.

I know people who use rideshares to get to the job, and wouldn't have a job without that possibility. They'd probably had another one - but probably worse one due to restricted choices.