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Don't use Uber for rides

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« Reply #15 on: <01-24-15/0059:41> »
And I live in the Los Angeles area; just recently had a guy lift me out in the middle of freakin' South Central.

Sounds more like DocWagon HRT than a taxi.  :P
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« Reply #16 on: <01-24-15/1544:55> »
And I live in the Los Angeles area; just recently had a guy lift me out in the middle of freakin' South Central.

Sounds more like DocWagon HRT than a taxi.  :P

What about those Z zone taxis they list in the old 4th ed core book? Do they have a name or is the company literally Z Zone Taxis
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« Reply #17 on: <01-24-15/1838:48> »
ROFL I dunno if they need a name.  I think the name is "Hurry up and jump in!"  :P
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« Reply #18 on: <02-06-15/1136:08> »
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this will be my two bit on the question

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« Reply #19 on: <02-06-15/1159:14> »
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this will be my two bit on the question

Absolutely none of his blog entry contains hard facts.  "A healthy cut" and "almost all" are not facts, they're opinions.
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« Reply #20 on: <02-06-15/2115:57> »
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this will be my two bit on the question

Absolutely none of his blog entry contains hard facts.  "A healthy cut" and "almost all" are not facts, they're opinions.

+1

also would you mind adding some [ url ][ /url ] tags to that web address? Copy paste is so 2014 ;)
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« Reply #21 on: <02-09-15/0223:45> »
Sorry for the double post but i just had to share

 Everything Wrong With Uber
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« Reply #22 on: <02-09-15/1201:35> »

also would you mind adding some [ url ][ /url ] tags to that web address? Copy paste is so 2014 ;)

Yes, will do in the futur. I was thinking it was automatic ... anyway

But the point he made (in the no Url link) is interesting, after all we are "selling" our free time in a sort and we are paying a healty cut to the third man (in that case Uber) with all the others think you don't get (health assurance and all)

you could be a libertarian and be Ok with that but I feel that Uber is working to maximize is profit without giving a share to the user (of is program) and I'm not sure that is a good way of making turn the economy

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« Reply #23 on: <02-09-15/1406:11> »

also would you mind adding some [ url ][ /url ] tags to that web address? Copy paste is so 2014 ;)

Yes, will do in the futur. I was thinking it was automatic ... anyway

But the point he made (in the no Url link) is interesting, after all we are "selling" our free time in a sort and we are paying a healty cut to the third man (in that case Uber) with all the others think you don't get (health assurance and all)

you could be a libertarian and be Ok with that but I feel that Uber is working to maximize is profit without giving a share to the user (of is program) and I'm not sure that is a good way of making turn the economy

No one is forced to sell their free time.  They get paid what they get paid, and if they want more they should demand more.  And if Uber ever went public with its stocks, then the shareholders become those that make the profit, so the Uber drivers should strongly consider investing in their own business.  Actually, that's a sound strategy in any business.  Invest in your company so that you have more say, and so that you make more money off your labor.
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