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euphronius posted:finding a phone number for a cab company doesn’t seem like a huge onerous thing considering we all have smart phones Back in the day I remember calling cab companies, them saying they were sending a cab, it never showing, repeat multiple times. Bad times at 3 am
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yeah now that I’m remembering, cabs could be awful
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Mar 29, 2023 14:00
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The debates about the gig economy and Airbnb were literally and metaphorically litigated a decade ago - people still find them more convenient It's quaint to argue about stuff like regulatory arbitrage when governments have had a chance to wrangle them
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Uber/Lyft are employment of desperation. You can't buy a car that you need to drive for them on what they pay alone. They're basically a way for desperate people to convert an asset they own into rent money at unfavorable rates, subsidized by a VC money furnace. The price will go up to equal or exceed what a licensed cab costs eventually.
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Mar 29, 2023 14:24
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Uber has many drivers renting their cars from Hertz, Teslas mostly.
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Around me I've seen that Uber is starting to consolidate into shared cars that have multiple drivers working shifts on them. There will be a big piece of paper taped to the dash with the passcode for the shared phone printed on it. I guess with Uber gamification it makes more sense to have one account driving all the time. Or maybe these drivers don't have licenses, who knows.
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Twerk from Home posted:Around me I've seen that Uber is starting to consolidate into shared cars that have multiple drivers working shifts on them. There will be a big piece of paper taped to the dash with the passcode for the shared phone printed on it. they should make the paper more official and swag, maybe like a metal emblem attached to the car with the identification number and a cool little logo on it
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Mar 29, 2023 15:19
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I've been in 4 car accidents in my life. 3 were in taxi cabs between the ages of 20 and 24. when Uber came around I never looked back. I know it sucks but cabs loving sucked.
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Mar 29, 2023 15:24
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It's true, Ubers never crash
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I can’t imagine the terror one must feel as an Uber driver. I’d never let someone sit behind me in my work station.
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Twerk from Home posted:Around me I've seen that Uber is starting to consolidate into shared cars that have multiple drivers working shifts on them. There will be a big piece of paper taped to the dash with the passcode for the shared phone printed on it. I assume insurance is a nightmare for that setup. They either don't have it or are getting it through uber somehow
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Mar 29, 2023 15:32
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:It's true, Ubers never crash I've been in hundreds and can confirm. they also don't curse at you when you say where you want to go, and usually don't smell like unwashed rear end
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Mar 29, 2023 15:34
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indigi posted:I've been in hundreds and can confirm. they also don't curse at you when you say where you want to go, and usually don't smell like unwashed rear end you're describing people with job security vs people without
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i say swears online posted:you're describing people with job security vs people without nah
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I would love to hard statistics on Ubers versus normal yellow cabs, but I'm skeptical that Ubers have a materially better safety record. Low barriers to entry, driving around constantly in urban areas for a living, and being incentivized to complete as many rides as possible to make as much money as possible will inevitably lead to car crashes.
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Mar 29, 2023 17:27
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I’m sure the fender bender rate is the same. I've never been in a Uber or Lyft where the driver was nearly as aggressive as most NYC/Philly cab drivers though, and they all have functioning seatbelts. to be fair in LA cabs were more chill but infinitely less convenient
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Mar 29, 2023 17:31
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lol how is there a debate about airbnb in cspam of all places, it should be shut down and everyone involved prosecuted, any non primary residences seized and turned into public housing
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what, no dachas?
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how young are people that they don’t think non hotel short term housing existed before smartphones
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Jenny Agutter posted:lol how is there a debate about airbnb in cspam of all places, it should be shut down and everyone involved prosecuted, any non primary residences seized and turned into public housing
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Jenny Agutter posted:lol how is there a debate about airbnb in cspam of all places, it should be shut down and everyone involved prosecuted, any non primary residences seized and turned into public housing quoting this to look smart
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Mar 29, 2023 17:55
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mastershakeman posted:All people age 50 and older are eligible for membership with AARP. You don't have to be over 50! AARP Membership posted:
It's $15 a month and you get a lot of good discounts plus it makes boomers mad when you whip out the AARP card https://www.aarp.org/membership/benefits/all-offers-a-z/  edit: They offer real decent pet insurance
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Mar 29, 2023 17:56
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My magical sword of landlord slaying has a +5 against landlords.
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euphronius posted:yeah now that I’m remembering, cabs could be awful One of my most prominent childhood memories is my grandma trying to hail a cab, but failing because we're black, for half an hour before giving up and we took a bus+walked several miles. Ubers no better tho. Obvious answer is more trains and trams.
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Cyber Punk 90210 posted:It's $15 a month What am I made of money
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Just skip the Stabies in the morning. That's how I became a millionaire.
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shrike82 posted:The debates about the gig economy and Airbnb were literally and metaphorically litigated a decade ago - people still find them more convenient Oh, governments sided with shareholders and investors rather than workers and residents? It's all good then. How many properties do you have listed on airbnb? Jenny Agutter posted:lol how is there a debate about airbnb in cspam of all places, it should be shut down and everyone involved prosecuted, any non primary residences seized and turned into public housing Yeah, we've found CSPAM's version of "disliking amazon is ableist." Bunch of comfortable people trying to reason backwards from "I like my temporary gentrification and personal servants for hire."
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joepinetree posted:Yeah, we've found CSPAM's version of "disliking amazon is ableist." Bunch of comfortable people trying to reason backwards from "I like my temporary gentrification and personal servants for hire." This one of a million examples of an argument where one person says "the governement will never change this" and then another person goes "AHA! You don't believe the government should change this!" and its not an actual disagreement basically.
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Salt Fish posted:This one of a million examples of an argument where one person says "the governement will never change this" and then another person goes "AHA! You don't believe the government should change this!" and its not an actual disagreement basically. Lol, yeah, it's not as if there's people arguing everything from "uber is safer" to "airbn satiefies unment needs" to "not everyone wants a hotel!"
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joepinetree posted:Oh, governments sided with shareholders and investors rather than workers and residents? It's all good then. Guys the question of being so cheap with railway safety and staffing levels that you are constantly crashing trains full of carcinogens into residential neighborhoods has already been litigated.  the question of using slaves to get cheap chocolate has already been litigated the question of climate arson has already been litigated the question of cops murdering people in cold blood has already been litigated
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Really the incumbents are already incumbent and folks, they like incumbency. It's good. Go home. Sorry I'm being informed you don't have homes. In lieu of that, please go die somewhere quietly.
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the legal system designed to keep capitalism rolling appears to have determined in favor capital again. checkmate bitch.
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CongoJack posted:the legal system designed to keep capitalism rolling appears to have determined in favor capital again. checkmate bitch. My incumbent-owned mass media is informing me that this is good actually and you shouldn't make a fuss while we murder you.
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every house should be an airbnb
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Ice Phisherman posted:My magical sword of landlord slaying has a +5 against landlords. VRBOL Sword +5
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Cyber Punk 90210 posted:You don't have to be over 50! this boomer beat you in urging youngs to join aarp.  how much rent do you charge the boomers living in your mind?
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Jenny Agutter posted:lol how is there a debate about airbnb in cspam of all places, it should be shut down and everyone involved prosecuted, any non primary residences seized and turned into public housing nobody is saying otherwise. you made up an argument in your head
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indigi posted:nobody is saying otherwise. you made up an argument in your head here's somebody imo shrike82 posted:The debates about the gig economy and Airbnb were literally and metaphorically litigated a decade ago - people still find them more convenient
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Gunshow Poophole posted:VRBOL Sword +5 Landlord dead, and with its head Mao went galumphing back.
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Cyber Punk 90210 posted:You don't have to be over 50! it says it’s $15 a year
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