Tech’s broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap::Some tech is getting pricier and looking a lot like the older services it was supposed to beat. From video streaming to ride-hailing and cloud computing.
Yes, for me Uber and the others in that space have never been about cost for me. It’s the convenience of pressing a button in an app and getting home without needing to phone anyone, or hunting for a taxi rank.
For me it’s the fact that I get an upfront price, and know the ride is tracked and there’s a company that can resolve disputes. I’ve had a bunch of super uncomfortable taxi rides where the driver was clearly taking longer routes to drive up the fare.
Rank…? Maybe it’s my gender privilege showing, but it’s just a person in a car that drives you from A to B. It’s not exactly the kind of interaction I would think to rank 99% of the time.
E: Seems I misunderstood. Disregard. But I still prefer taxis
That’s not what he means. A taxi rank is a place where taxis all line up to wait for fares. Think of them lined up a little ways down outside of an airport.
Oh right those. Thank you