Jurors in Ohio have convicted an 83-year-old man of murder in the shooting of an Uber driver who he thought was trying to rob him after scam phone calls deceived them both.
Holy shit that picture is insane and so fucking sad. It’s been a min since I read something so startlingly depressing that was completely unrelated to the authoritarian regime we’re living under, but that picture says a thousand words.
I use rideshare constantly and in my experience most uber/lyft drivers are either immigrants, people between jobs, or retirees looking to make extra money/socialize.
Plus 61 is still younger than retirement age. Maybe he tapped out of a different career or wanted something a little simpler before going for a full retirement. Maybe he was a cabbie and prefers uber as he has more control over his schedule.
I spend time in central Florida every year (Orlando/Kissimmee). Many of the ride share drivers I come across are retiree, often also immigrants, looking to socialize. Last guy I rode with was originally from Nicaragua, in his seventies, got his citizenship in the 1980’s, and just does ride share for two hours three times per week, simply to chat with the passengers. Slowest ride from the airport ever given that he never went past 45mph, but the chat was pleasant.
I didn’t anything about whether or not things were going bad for them, just the general types of people I see driving for rideshare services. There certainly are the temporarily embarrassed billionaire grindset mentality types but I wouldn’t say that’s most people at all.
Because they need money, and ride-sharing is a rare job that gives a person complete control of their schedule, so they can work around work, school,.etc schedules.
Holy shit that picture is insane and so fucking sad. It’s been a min since I read something so startlingly depressing that was completely unrelated to the authoritarian regime we’re living under, but that picture says a thousand words.
Endemic violence is completely related to the fascist regime. It’s one of the reasons why the US is such fertile ground for fascism
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It’s not completely unrelated, why the fuck is a 61 year old (the victim) out driving Uber?
Why wouldn’t they?
I use rideshare constantly and in my experience most uber/lyft drivers are either immigrants, people between jobs, or retirees looking to make extra money/socialize.
Hmm, I noticed a pattern between those groups: All vulnerable and desperate for work
Some of the retirees are just legitimately bored but the rest for sure
Plus 61 is still younger than retirement age. Maybe he tapped out of a different career or wanted something a little simpler before going for a full retirement. Maybe he was a cabbie and prefers uber as he has more control over his schedule.
I spend time in central Florida every year (Orlando/Kissimmee). Many of the ride share drivers I come across are retiree, often also immigrants, looking to socialize. Last guy I rode with was originally from Nicaragua, in his seventies, got his citizenship in the 1980’s, and just does ride share for two hours three times per week, simply to chat with the passengers. Slowest ride from the airport ever given that he never went past 45mph, but the chat was pleasant.
People rarely openly admit it’s going badly for them.
Most Americans think they are temporarily inconvenienced future billionaires.
I didn’t anything about whether or not things were going bad for them, just the general types of people I see driving for rideshare services. There certainly are the temporarily embarrassed billionaire grindset mentality types but I wouldn’t say that’s most people at all.
Because they need money, and ride-sharing is a rare job that gives a person complete control of their schedule, so they can work around work, school,.etc schedules.
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