Uber is a bezzle ("the magic interval when a confidence trickster knows he has the money he has appropriated but the victim does not yet understand that he has lost it"). Every bezzle ends.Uber's time is up.1/ pic.twitter.com/UkqGXvC744— Cory Doctorow (@doctorow) August 10, 2021
Essentially they aren't charging enough in order to intentionally undercut cabs and public transit. A huge portion of the cost of a ride does go to the driver's pay, and the margin isn't enough to cover their overhead. AND a lot of the drivers still make almost nothing after factoring in vehicle maintenance, gas, etc.
Essentially they aren't charging enough in order to intentionally undercut cabs and public transit. A huge portion of the cost of a ride does go to the driver's pay, and the margin isn't enough to cover their overhead. AND a lot of the drivers still make almost nothing after factoring in vehicle maintenance, gas, etc.