Classic ride share betrayal

I get the frustration, but man fuck, waiting 10 minutes for a ride is not long at all. Back in the day you had to wait half an hour when you called a taxi. Be realistic. Those drivers are human.

I was at an international congress in Copenhagen. We had an online meeting beforehand with location of the hotel etc. The congress is 10 minutes by foot from the hotel. Or you can use the bus to get there in 5 minutes. Several US collegues raised their hands. "What about taxis?"

Just call a taxi

Just cancel it and use public transport like a normal human being

This exact thing happened to me today. Many cars within 2-3 miles, I choose "priority" for faster service... it was like $1.50 more so no biggie. Takes 5 mins to find a driver, 15 mins away. As someone who rarely Ubers I was annoyed.

I drove an uber for six months and it was pretty insane. There’s a lot of fucking weirdos out there.

Same with Bolt. There's one right away, it costs a bit more than if I wait. Ok, I'll take that one. Nope, I have to wait 6+ minutes but I paid the price for a no waiting one.

It was at that exact second that the “many cars” was speeding away really quickly from right where you are

It gets better: by pure coincidence, the more expensive tier of cars are all closer to you...we promise!

... and the 12 minutes is the longest 25 minutes you have ever been waiting, staring at the driver's icon spinning around like he was just caught by a tornado.