An interesting case study on how Uber affects smaller British cities, specifically Plymouth.
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How Silicon Valley Monopolized the World (Tom Nicholas)
Submitted 4 days ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to technology@beehaw.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxnxhDDfLtc
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 4 days ago
The video makes good points but the reason why Uber is such a runaway success and able to take the liberties it does is because the user experience is better than everyone else. Whether it’s the app based approach, which I remember Mini Cabs and Taxi drivers banding against, or the sheer amount of cars available. What the UK needed was its own nation-wide Uber and it never happened. The closest we got was a handful of black taxi apps.
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 4 days ago
Well, that’s just racist. ^/s^
I kid, having taken black cabs in London as a kid.