Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down temporarily in California

Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by WrongThinkerNo5 on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @04:46PM (#24136768)

I thought we were all about equality? Are we now not about equality? I can't keep up.

And if a woman for some sexist reason can refuse a fare, why can't a man refuse a fare if, e.g., he does not like the destination area because it is riddled with crime and he is exponentially more likely to be robbed?

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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by valuearb on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @06:23PM (#24137739)

Of course all drivers should be able to refuse fares and refuse to pickup in specific neighborhoods.

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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by freeone3000 on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @08:37PM (#24138792)

Jesus, no. The entire point of a taxi system is a supplement to mass transit to not require private car ownership. Once you start denying the service to the people who need it the most, you're eliminating the reason for its existence.

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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by valuearb on Thursday August 13, 2020 @10:49AM (#24143881)

The point of a Taxi system is to heavily regulate it into a monopoly where owners get to gouge riders and drivers have to pickup riders wherever they are told, no matter how unsafe.

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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by J0_k3r on Thursday August 13, 2020 @02:10AM (#24140439)

We're not. Everyone just likes to pretend that they are. Every white girl likes to virtue signal about how awesome they are but the reality is that white people have the lowest [0] miscegenation rate. The reality is that those who most claim to be against bigotry are often those who most perpetuate it.

[0] https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/06/12/interracial...

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