Uber Elder option

Thursday evening I pulled my first true all-nighter in a while. I’m talking zero sleep and let me tell you, it was brutal. Thankfully I get to sleep in today (this email is automated). I really need to catch up on sleep.

Last night, I went to a rehearsal dinner for my wife’s friend. Thankfully, I got to sleep on the drive there, but still, I was pretty bombed.

As we were driving home I started thinking about Uber (as this is where my. mind goes whenever anyone drives me anywhere). I started thinking about some of the chaotic drivers I’ve had and more broadly about consistent throughlines with chaotic drivers. I don’t like to generalize, but often it can be scary being driven by someone who’s elderly. This makes sense when you factor in things like an increased response time and decay in vision.

This all got me thinking… what if there was a feature for you to get paired with elderly Uber drivers for a slight discount? On one hand, this would be a nice way to connect seniors with people, but it’d also probably create a lot of unnecessary risk.

Either way, I’m pretty tired and going to overthink this one too much. At the very least, it’s an interesting concept.

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