Re:Silicon Valley’s business model is a scam
by monocasa on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @01:20PM
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You don't get the issue down to zero (and probably can't without self driving cars), but you do get the benefit of a record of where the car goes. It's not perfect, but it's markedly better than it was.
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Re:Silicon Valley’s business model is a scam
by mrguyorama on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @03:03PM
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Except nobody is showing any evidence there has been an improvement, rather, everyone just says "Surely Uber does it better and does the right thing", which is absurd.
Re:Silicon Valley’s business model is a scam
by monocasa on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @08:22PM
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I know the women in my life feel structurally much safer. They don't have some weird attachment to the companies, but recognize that the overall system involved makes the possibility for shenanigans much less likely. There's an emergency contact button right in the app, linked to the GPS tracker.
It doesn't take a genius to see how that is safer than jumping into a random car with no record of having done so.
They're not saying "surely the ride share companies do it better"; the reasons why they think it's better are apparent to them with little trust needed.