[Dylan16807]

> I do not understand the sensationalism. I think there would be reason to be upset if Uber decided to enforce a system where if you drive less than $x per week then y% of your nominal rate is cut. However, this is a incentivizing system, not a coercing system. In other words instead of punishing those that do not drive as much, it's rewarding those that do.

First off, "reward high performers" and "punish low performers" are equivalent as long as both systems are explained fairly up-front.

But more relevant here is that a percentage change is much more defensible. The worst case scenario is still getting money per mile, but less of it. That's very different from starting off $115 in the hole.

> It's effectively the equivalent of a loyalty card availability in industries of all sorts.

With a loyalty card, you're in full control of how much you purchase through it. It's not dependent on the luck of the draw over a course of a particular week.

It's the combination of a flat fee and the random (uber-controlled, too) nature that makes this deal throw up all sorts of red flags.