Uber Discomfort

Remember Uber pool? Back in the day, you could split a ride with strangers in certain areas. I think this still exists on some apps, but during the pandemic it wasn’t so popular (shocking, I know).

The great part about pooled Ubers was the price. When I lived in LA my car was in the shop for a week and I took Uber pools everywhere. I met some wild people and a lot of aspiring DJs. It was a fun time that I look forward to not reliving.

This did get me thinking about ways to drive the price down as much as possible. For a small amount more, you can upgrade to Uber Comfort which has nicer, more spacious cars. What if we inverted this and created Uber Discomfort? You can imagine an experience where they cram more people than is legally advisable into a car to maximize discounts.

This is literally illegal, so I doubt it would ship, but you know some bargain hunters would use this.

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