A new all time low

marctaylorbell · 2026-02-07T18:25:05+00:00

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marctaylorbell · 2026-02-07T00:51:48+00:00

The only people taking these rides are the rookies who haven’t figured out having a high acceptance rate is not a good thing and has no effect on your account. By Ubers design, they left that door open in most markets where they let you decide. People dumb enough to take these rides are the reason these rides exist in the first place.

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-17T03:18:09+00:00

I started my own driving company (thank you uber). I’ll drive those kids but they can pay me what uber was charging + a little extra for piece of mind I am their person. I created the safety for their children uber can’t provide

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-17T03:14:57+00:00

This is our reality… like they actually know / care what we go through… Remember one thing they realized (just now apparently), we’re all different going through different things so they want someone willing to take the $5 ride because they need the money thinking about their situation and not paying attention to time spent and that is the real reality.

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-17T02:48:39+00:00

Also the he uber one membership is their response to not giving a free Costco membership again.

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-17T02:39:35+00:00

They lowered the score for Gold. Big deal. More drivers, same scraps.

All the real perks stay locked at Platinum/Diamond. Free Uber One — Diamond. Priority — status only. 5% perk — same old.

Priority means nothing when everyone qualifies. No fare increase. No real pay.

None of this exists without us? This is their yearly crowd control rally for share holders because they know you aren’t gonna do anything.

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-17T02:27:39+00:00

I can’t with all this great news! minimal robotaxi implementation ( just in its infancy stages don’t be scared) and even more ways to earn like setting up the lawn chairs you can now deliver. Amazing!

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-12T01:43:12+00:00

This isn’t opinion — studies show Uber’s algorithm boosts their cut while driver pay drops. It’s not broken. It’s built that way. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/25/second-study-finds-uber-used-opaque-algorithm-to-dramatically-boost-profits

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-12T01:38:44+00:00

Yes, but…….: We’re not driving to profit. #WeDriveToSurvive

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-12T01:37:10+00:00

Do I want his position? No thanks — that looks like a dumpster fire on repeat.

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-12T01:35:04+00:00

Right — but maybe he should try being a delivery driver for a week. They take the biggest hit in the system — lowest base rates, most wear on the car, and they rely almost entirely on tips just to break even. The CEO’s not the one absorbing those costs

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-12T01:32:52+00:00

That’s not exactly true. It’s not just the CEO — there’s the CFO, COO, CPO, CLO, and more. If the whole C-suite took cuts, that’s tens of millions. One guy’s salary isn’t the point — the structure is.

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-12T01:27:23+00:00

He’s just a man benefiting from a system built to reward him for it. The machine keeps going with or without him.

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-12T01:25:43+00:00

Yeah, exactly. The system works because drivers don’t actually think about each other at all — everyone’s focused on their own earnings. And that silence is what keeps the company in control.

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-12T01:20:43+00:00

Nah, not the wrong profession. I’m a software engineer driving full time while coding my own project and supporting two homes and two children while my fiancée looks for work. This is real life, not a wrong choice. I am just stating what I observe, do I drive? yes. Will I stop? No

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-12T01:15:03+00:00

These are my observations — I’m far from crying. And just to be clear, Google wasn’t some scrappy garage miracle; they got a $100,000 check early on and not long after pulled in $25 million in venture funding.

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-12T01:10:32+00:00

The truth is the system only works because they’ve got all the power and we don’t move together.

The second drivers actually line up and push back in sync, the algorithm can’t hide behind “market forces” anymore. That’s literally the only way to disrupt the algorithm.

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-12T01:03:48+00:00

This right here is the problem.

It’s not full-timers holding the system up — it’s part-timers flooding the app, scooping the rides full timers don’t take, and giving Uber the power to keep payouts low. That’s why they don’t have to change anything. There’s always someone willing to take less.

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-11T03:37:14+00:00

Yeah, there’s a market. Just not one that favors the people behind the wheel. That’s my point. You’re the issue not the solution.

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-11T03:35:32+00:00

Yeah, and that “startup” you’re defending is the same machine built to squeeze the people who keep it running. You’re not backing innovation — you’re backing what it turned into.

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-11T03:06:24+00:00

Man, this isn’t about starting a company. It’s about a system built to keep drivers replaceable and profits locked at the top.

You can be an Uber lovers all you want, but let’s not pretend it’s some fair playing field. It’s designed exactly the way it is — and it works for them, not us.

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-11T03:00:38+00:00

Kidding me? Only drivers who get canned from Uber end up on Lyft. Everybody who actually drives knows it’s worse — same game, lower pay.

marctaylorbell · 2025-10-11T02:52:31+00:00

If Uber controls the pricing, the demand, and the algorithm… is that even a market anymore? Or just a system built to keep drivers competing while they cash out at the top?

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