Tag: Lyft
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The free market is failing us
Are you feeling freer yet? From all the free market stuff happening, I mean. What I’ve been noticing – and what you are probably noticing too – are all the vacant storefronts. Retailing must be in recession. We have a tiny mall across the river from us. I was in there the other day looking…
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Monetary policy and the danger of revolution
My recent post on quantum computing and its impact on cyber currencies like BitCoin have taken me exploring the world of money some more. This exploration took me to this video, which discusses who controls money and how it is created. I think this video is meant to be shocking. Most of us are painfully…
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Invest in innovation, not exploitation
America is a supposedly country that rewards innovation. The trouble is, a lot of this innovation is really exploitation. I looked into this briefly a few posts back when I looked at Lyft and Uber’s “innovation”. The only really innovative part about these ride services is their app. They’re both cheaper and generally faster than…
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The gig economy model is exploitative and unsustainable
I took my first Lyft ride the other day. I am pleased to say that the technology worked great! I picked up my luggage at baggage claim at Bradley International near Hartford, opened my Lyft app and within two minutes a driver was flagging me down and I was on my way home. I arrived…
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