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I'm not talking about removing Uber. I'm not, and I don't get the idea DigitalSea is, in a position to "remove Uber". I'm not talking about any overarching ideology or abstract reasoning. I'm not "trying to help" people, either. I mean, it is what it is, right? What I take issue with is the reasoning that you and I almost have a moral imperative to go with the cheapest option, even though we are intelligent and well-informed, and can see that it's just not working out.

I'm talking about individual choice.

I also don't agree with your language, by the way. Uber's drivers are not using Uber; Uber are using them.



By removing Uber, I mean boycott it. If the alternative to the drivers is worse, I don't see how can boycotting it be portrayed as helping anyone.

I do agree that we don't have a moral imperative of choosing the cheapest option, but who said we did?

I also don't agree with your language, by the way. Uber's drivers are not using Uber; Uber are using them.

I meant the drivers are using Uber, the app. Whether the drivers are being "used" is a consideration I'm happy to leave to someone else.


If you know that the alternative costs twice as much, and you doubt that the driver offering a ride for cheap can actually support his family, you have a choice.

If you are worried someone else might take a chunk of the expensive ride, or if you prefer the cheap ride anyway, you could always tip. US is the land of tipping, right? But then again, that might feel weird since the payment is centralized... Funny, that.




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