It's called "Uber metaphysics" - they are there but not there :)
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Heisenuber?
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Uber highlights that driving and navigating are real skills and many people do not have those skills
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Einstein believed time was a continuum :)
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Usually if a dirver accepts my request for a ride and they're 5+ blocks away, I cancel immediately and get a closer driver.
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or just take a cab in manhattan - a cab is usually cheaper
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It’s the modern equivalent of the computer progress bar: no relation between the estimated time of happiness/arrival/completion and the actual time.
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During which time you've probably could have walked to your destination
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I’ll never forget the time I waited 10 minutes for a driver who was 4 blocks away to arrive then tried to meet him by walking to his location BUT then ended up trailing him for 5 more minutes


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The cool thing about NY is that the MTA is usually still faster.
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Not just a NY phenomenon...
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Here in Portland, the Uber/Lyft is almost always out front before I can even gather my belongings and get out the front door -- no matter where I am in the city.
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Also $10 cancellation fees from
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Hmm, sounds like you’ve been to LAX
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I always tell people to hail a cab if they are in the city. Uber usually takes too long to get to you.
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ny magic
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That’s a NYC time machine. A NY minute is about an hour.
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Every day.
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A couple years ago in Seattle, Uber showed my driver as 2 minutes away. Then the driver called and said, “Hey, I’m actually about a half hour from you, because... I’M ON A FERRY.”
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