[mlieberman85]

The quality of Uber/Lyft drivers and the service in general has plummeted so much lately that I've just switched back to local car services. I just had a nice conversation with a car service driver, who also does Uber, and he said he prefers the car service over Uber because they pay better and only uses Uber when he isn't getting anything else but the pay has dropped over the past year pretty significantly for him whereas when he had started it was pretty good. That's an anecdote so take it for what you will but I just don't see how lowering prices further helps anyone out long term.

[georgespencer]

Because there is an entire generation of driver now weaned on Uber. They're all over London: guys who got a foot onto the driving ladder and know no other way. They take what they're given.

The disaffected professionals are probably the ones who bitch and gripe about money compared to the old days. Uber is now trying to swallow up huge amounts of market share by creating mammoth demand which will presumably lead to more drivers (who haven't been weaned on better-paying services).

[Fuxy]

It may help Uber out on the short term since they are only looking at the numbers but not their drivers or their customers.

You're dealing with humans here and nobody wants to work twice as hard for the same amount of money or very slightly more.

So what happens is that the quality slips and good drivers will go where there's more money to be earned easily.

There's a limit to how low you can drive the prices before the good contractors start ditching the ship.

I foresee bad things in Uber's future.