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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that’s the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

  • @aidan
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    13 months ago

    An optional “profession” that steals money from qualified taxis

    It’s not stealing if it doesn’t take it out of their wallet. Maybe the issue is instead the expensive restrictions on becoming a taxi driver? Or the virtual monopoly many taxi companies have. Or just that almost always a taxi is a worse experience.

    • @Madison420
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      03 months ago

      That’s literally what it does. Taxis didn’t have monopoly, they have a licensed job specifically because unlicensed taxis were dangerous and people at the time were getting shanghaied.

      • @aidan
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        13 months ago

        Did Spotify steal from radio?

        they have a licensed job specifically because unlicensed taxis were dangerous and people at the time were getting shanghaied.

        Do you have any source for that happening significantly more frequently with Ubers?