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Originally Posted by jayswin
I'm not sure how we could possibly not be using LYFT after you've spent 3 of your 8 posts on CP to tell us about them over the past few months. Might want to sprinkle a few more non-Lyft posts on the site so it isn't so obvious.  |
I vaguely remembered those posts, but for some reason thought they were on a different board.
That said, the most recent was in response to someone who clearly hadn't seen the previous ones. And the point is valid - we're not really debating Uber in a vacuum, we're talking about the whole ride-share business model.
Lyft is relevant because for one, it shows a different perspective on the matter. Singularly, we may read about some of Uber's sketchy business practices, so without seeing other companies being succesful a little more ethically, we might think the whole model works that way.
Further, to the matter of whether drivers are employees or contractors - in cities where they have both Uber and Lyft, many if not most drivers drive through both services (and most prefer Lyft), which at least in Canada moves the needle towards them being contractors, not employees.
For the record, I have no affiliation with LYFT or Uber other than having been a customer of both, and preferring LYFT over Uber (and Uber over cabs). My interest is in seeing the ride-share business model succeed in Canada, and Calgary, and Uber alone isn't enough.
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