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Ride sharing platforms weren't created to make things better for the drivers or for the customers, they were created to 'take over' an industry.
At first they will subsidize your rides to more effectively squeeze the old guys out by unfair competition.
Just you wait, if they ever do squeeze them out, and see if they don't become worse than taxis ever were.
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Ride sharing platforms weren't created to make things better for the drivers or for the customers, they were created to 'take over' an industry.
At first they will subsidize your rides to more effectively squeeze the old guys out by unfair competition.
Just you wait, if they ever do squeeze them out, and see if they don't become worse than taxis ever were.