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Ride sharing is helping lots of not-rich people in small and medium sized towns who can't find jobs but have a car. I can go to my hometown and probably would
by codeonfire 11y ago
Ride sharing is helping lots of not-rich people in small and medium sized towns who can't find jobs but have a car. I can go to my hometown and probably would request an Uber or Lyft. I never once took a taxi living in the same area for 20 years.
I for one think technology should help the living. The goal should not be to maximize human population on Earth. If we could reduce the birthrate, fewer children would die from disease. Overpopulation is sometimes the cause of widespread disease.
- ibejoeb 11y agoRide sharing also helps the middle class by providing available, affordable transportation and reducing the need for (multiple) vehicle ownership. It certainly has the potential to reduce emissions and other waste. There are certainly some trivial things out there, but I wouldn't include ride sharing in that population. I agree with the "help the living" objective. Helping poor, sick, foreign children is a fine cause. So is helping Joe Public. If you make video games, and those games offer a few people a little entertainment and enjoyment, I think you've done some good.
- simoncion 11y agoOverpop is sometimes the cause of disease. Compared to the effects of ignorance, poor education, or systemic corruption, overpop is never the cause of widespread disease in contemporary human society. If one is actually concerned about population control, sterilization is an easy, simple, relatively safe, and well understood solution.