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Do you seriously believe that the average SF resident is being chauffeured around every day?

Yes. The price for a bus or MUNI is 2.50, if you're lucky that a station is close to you. Average Uber pool prices are around 4 for anything within a 3 mile radius.

we probably don't live in the same city. Everytime I open uber to get anywhere in the city, UberX is in the [12-30] range and UberPool in the [6-20] range. I very rarely see anything less than 6$ nowadays.

So yes, taking muni for 2.50$ or using an electrical scooter for 3-4$ makes sense to me. Or even walking. If it's 2 miles that is about 20-30 minutes which ends up being the same time as a Uber.

Most people don't have MUNI near them. Also try riding scooters on a really windy day

Muni monthly pass for an adult is $85. A round trip commute pays for itself within two weeks not including any other trips. 95% of the city is covered and anything that isn't is within reasonable walking distance. Unlike any business, its nearly guaranteed cities will always subsidize the real cost. The average resident is not as dependent on Uber as you assume.

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