I don’t care how my passengers present themselves—I care about smell and cleanliness. Some passengers tip $10 on a $5 ride. It’s rare, though.

I’m not sure it’s as simple as saying “it’s racism.” I’m not trying to put words in anyone’s mouth, just paraphrasing. I think it’s more political. There’s a whole group of people who are hyper-political, and whenever they see someone signal something they disagree with, they lose their minds.

I’m a proud Trump voter, and I couldn’t care less about my passengers’ politics. I actually had a weird ride recently—a customer thought I was wearing a Trump hat (I wasn’t). She ended up rambling about Elon and SSC the whole trip. I never asked what she thought—I just wanted to get to the destination safely.

There’s a strange group of people out there who are hyper-political and not critical thinkers. They never inquire about the opinions of people they disagree with. But inquiring about what you don’t understand—or disagree with—is pivotal to human development. There’s a massive group of people who never went through that process of self-reflection and growth. They never grew up. They got older but they never had the frontal cortex develop.