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This makes sense, Uber should be a premium service, back in my day having a private driver on call was expensive as it should be, the wear and tear om the vehicle is ridiculous, the vehicles are nice. You want a cheap ride, get a cab that someone may have shit in OR innovate in your life and buy your own vehicle.

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This is absolutely the WRONG message. Everyone should not have their own vehicle. That is insane. Especially in big cities.

You’re being downvoted for what, suggesting people buy their own vehicles? The downvoters conveniently skipped that you mentioned the primary option would be to pay the real costs of a private ride . Rideshare is a swindle against gullible, math-challenged contractors while painting the whole affair as a progressive, environmentally conscientious techno-inevitability.

False equivalence: A private driver typically wasn't driving a car that had their kid's car seat in it, blaring the music they prefer, in a 2006 Toyota Corolla, and (rightfully so) treating me like a potential threat (many drivers, especially female, have cameras for their protection).

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