For its shortcomings, at least Muni has a level of accountability to the public that Lyft and Uber inherently lack. I can't see Lyft or Uber providing discounts to seniors or people with disabilities.
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#12the 1-up-manship continues
Most drivers I meet have both apps running; I'm not sure this sort of competition is bad for drivers really. They will and can go where the customers are.
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
At what point do drivers tap out? This match keeps cutting their hopes dimmer and dimmer.
So, I've been talking to a lot of Uber/Lyft drivers, and while I have no carefully tabulated data to quantify my point, I must say Lyft drivers complain less than Uber drivers (at least not explicitly) about their respective employers. This attitudinal difference is most acute when the driver drives for both: they generally like Lyft better for how the company treats them but are also on Uber to ensure steadier busin…
I thought dogma was that drivers are not employees, but Independent Contractors? Meaning Uber/Lyft are not employers (of drivers), but more akin to a fancy home improvement parking lot?
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#14This price war between uber and lyft seems foolish and unsustainable, but as a consumer, I'm down.
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#15For its shortcomings, at least Muni has a level of accountability to the public that Lyft and Uber inherently lack. I can't see Lyft or Uber providing discounts to seniors or people with disabilities.
True in a political sense I suppose. But Lyft and Uber are far more accountable to actual users. And I'm nor sure I would equate accountability with offering arbitrary discounts to select groups.
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#16This price war between uber and lyft seems foolish and unsustainable, but as a consumer, I'm down.
I agree, until Lyft runs out of money, Uber wins, and the price skyrockets.
Plus there's Sidecar, which will surely die soon because nobody even knows it exists.
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#17For its shortcomings, at least Muni has a level of accountability to the public that Lyft and Uber inherently lack. I can't see Lyft or Uber providing discounts to seniors or people with disabilities.
True in a political sense I suppose. But Lyft and Uber are far more accountable to actual users. And I'm nor sure I would equate accountability with offering arbitrary discounts to select groups.
I wouldn't call them arbitrary. As a society we've chosen to make the idea of helping the less able lead more normal lives something we want. Whether it really helps or is the most effective way is debatable, but I think it's pretty clear why; it's generally well supported and fits with our cultural mythos.
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#18Who would have thought private industry was better than government at things.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
True in a political sense I suppose. But Lyft and Uber are far more accountable to actual users. And I'm nor sure I would equate accountability with offering arbitrary discounts to select groups.
I wouldn't call them arbitrary. As a society we've chosen to make the idea of helping the less able lead more normal lives something we want. Whether it really helps or is the most effective way is debatable, but I think it's pretty clear why ; it's generally well supported and fits with our cultural mythos.
Also young people don't vote ;)
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#20This price war between uber and lyft seems foolish and unsustainable, but as a consumer, I'm down.
Yeah, seems dangerous for Lyft to get sucked into a price war. But I do see a lot of potential longer term value in getting riders and drivers accustomed to multiple pickups.