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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
Neither of those are very good comparisons.
A marathon runner who cheats to win will get disqualified. Technique to ensure a winning balance of speed and endurance is what will win the day. Full-on speed will tire the runner out, full-on endurance preservation is called 'walking' and neither is winning you any marathons.
A welder that doesn't have great welding technique will have welds that look like sh-t because technique is part and parcel to the finished product, it is what makes them a good welder.
A cab driver who 'cheats to win' by breaking the law to get a customer to their destination faster only fails in their job if they get pulled over or crash and the customer is delayed because of it. Ranking a cab driver's performance by obeying traffic laws ignores that the goal of their job isn't to be a model driver.
I get it, they suck ass to share the road with. But they're not being compensated because they obeyed all the traffic laws and weren't a dickhole in traffic.
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Not signalling or staying in your lane or merging at 30km/h below the speed limit does not help them get their passengers to their destination faster. And they drive like crap even when their car is empty.
My job is based on getting to places quickly too, and sometimes I speed or pass on the right to do it, but I’m still courteous and competent. Taxi and Uber drivers are neither.