We had a horrendous taxi market in Ukraine, before Uber. We knew Uber is coming for about a couple years prior to the first ride, so the market decided to prepare.
Cut to Uber opening in Kiev: they have managed not only to get the worst drivers (drug addicts, drunk people, outright fake accounts, etc), but they have pushed the bar far lower. There weren't a taxi service as bad as Uber ever before.
OTOH, one of the previously worst services decided to preemptively compete with Uber and became one of the best I have ever used. Perfect cars, excellent drivers, top-notch service and support, incredibly, unbelievably good.
So there's that.
1 even started the trip without me in the car and said it was an accident.
Uber support didn’t care about that or the GPS spoofing.
In Istanbul, there are a few things to watch out for but Uber is still a million times better than calling a random taxi. Part of it is because taxis in Istanbul are surprisingly cheap and it encourages bad behavior. During peak times in the most busy places, Uber drivers may cancel on you if the ride is short. Whatever happens, Uber support in Turkey has been very responsive to me. So I have to give them credit for that.
That way, the politicians can look down on other governments for the lack of sophistication in their corruption.
You're describing people without a civics education. Bribes (direct or promised after term), campaign contributions (direct and via PACs) and lobbying (direct and paid) are categorically distinct.
Source? (My search keeps turning up Tip O'Neill.)
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/sen-ted-cruzs-no-ta...
https://www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2024/07/us-sup...
This is an interesting sci-fi premise, but hard to imagine.
I heard Google and Microsoft spent bilions on EU lobby.
corporate would like you to find the difference between these two photos
I couldn't care less as what my ride is regulated or operated, but I do appreciate the fare being known upfront. (For what it's worth, Uber is quickly eroding this advantage themselves by automatically charging a surcharge in case a driver takes a more circuitous route, just like in good old taxi days.)