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It's not really sharing anyway.

• tracker1 7y ago
  Yeah, the term really got me when I first heard about Uber... my thoughts was it was more like a near-demand carpool service to pull together extra passengers for where you were going anyway (for a small fee). Reality it's more like a Taxi service with private vehicles. Still wouldn't mind seeing another ride share app with carpooling as the focus.
  • DaiPlusPlus 7y ago
    Waze Carpool
  • jfk13 7y ago
    Yes, calling it "ride-sharing" has always been disingenuous at best. I suspect the idea was to make it sound more small-scale and personal, less formal and commercial, so that people wouldn't feel it needs regulation or oversight as much as a commercial transportation service.