[muzani]

I hated taxis lol. I don't like ridesharing companies either, but taxi companies where I lived were a cartel. Taxi groups would camp at train stations and greatly overprice beyond what was legal. I believe even in the US, there were things like taxi medallions and a whole economy around medallion loans which really don't sound like they contribute to equality.

I was also a big fan of Uber in its time, and drivers would tell me stories of how they quit a job at the factory so they could be better paid driving Uber. One guy even quit his bank manager job because it paid that well, but sadly he is now a victim of enshittification.

Gig work also resulted in gentrification of large areas, because work was actually there. It was something to do after hours. Crime dropped in some places because it was easier than robbing someone.

I'm not entirely optimistic this is how it will be; centralized power is dangerous and AI will mess things up badly. But for recent data, I feel like it's helped inequality a lot.