Uber and Lyft are companies formed in Lilly white silicon valley, by Lilly white computer geeks, who would not know what the hood looked like even if they ventured into Oakland. They have put together a business model that is for white people, and excludes blacks, and most poor people. Their intent is to only cheery pick the best, and richest fares in any community, and Redline the hood and poor areas. This is easily done by allowing the drivers to not only choose where they work, but allow them to choose who they will pick up. The driver can rate the customer and, then, nobody will pick them up. If the rider does not tip (which is cultural and common with inner city people), they will get a bad rating and no Uber or Lyft guy will pick them up. I must pick them up even if they don't tip. A typical attitude of a Lyft rider is like the comment left on this site. You have to accept the new and ever changing world of technology and what people are comfortable with. M...
No offense, but you could make more money begging on a street corner. Try it for a month, you can always go back to taxi driving if I'm wrong. Might even make a good blog series, like some authors do when they want to get real life for their stories. Be honest, say " Unemployed Taxi Driver - Needs money and another dead end job " Might even get you on TV and you get a chance to promote yourself and maybe find even a better job. Give them a card with you web site address too.
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