How Silicon Valley Monopolized the World (Tom Nicholas) (www.youtube.com)
from Powderhorn@beehaw.org to technology@beehaw.org on 21 Jul 15:34
https://beehaw.org/post/21215521

An interesting case study on how Uber affects smaller British cities, specifically Plymouth.

Tom has a very high-quality, low-volume channel that everyone should be subscribed to.

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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al on 21 Jul 16:28 collapse

The video makes good points but the reason why Uber is such a runaway success and able to take the liberties it does is because the user experience is better than everyone else. Whether it’s the app based approach, which I remember Mini Cabs and Taxi drivers banding against, or the sheer amount of cars available. What the UK needed was its own nation-wide Uber and it never happened. The closest we got was a handful of black taxi apps.

zout@fedia.io on 21 Jul 17:51 next collapse

Maybe in Britain, but in the Netherlands it's because somehow the regular taxi companies have to adhere to a different set of rules than Uber.

Powderhorn@beehaw.org on 21 Jul 18:11 collapse

Well, that’s just racist. ^/s^

I kid, having taken black cabs in London as a kid.