Enshittification

How Amazon’s AI Algorithms Raise the Prices You Pay

 R_P wrote:

 haresfur wrote:

I've had only one bad experience with a Lyft driver—he picked up the wrong passenger and failed to correct his error when he had the chance. Lyft was very apologetic and compensated me for the screw-up. 

From the news reports it seems like using Uber is like playing Russian roulette. 

 rgio wrote:

I wondered about that and I assume Waymo is available to pick you up in less savory neighborhoods.

 haresfur wrote:
I was a doubter... but post having ridden in one, and then paying attention to their safety issues/record... I'm coming around to the idea that Waymo is better than Lyft/Uber.  They still get caught in some strange scenarios...but the quality of the service is higher.

 Red_Dragon wrote:

Talking to drivers that drive for both companies, Lyft is much better for the customer. Lyft will check with the customer if everything is ok if a trip is taking more time than it seems like it should. They will also rate a driver's driving habits and effectively coach them to drive in a safer, more passenger friendly way - like how they merge on and off freeways

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

I deleted the Uber app; Lyft is SO much cheaper.

 R_P wrote:

DoorDash knows that if a driver will take a delivery for $3 with no tip, they won't show that driver the $20 tip deliveries.

Enshittification + 'surge pricing'

I wrote a small program to
- Create new uber account
- Create new proxy credit card
- Request ride to given destination from current

Back down to $9.50 avg. Tech companies are so comically evil that it's transcended unfunny.

"Be honest"

MAGA Swamp

Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory Whose Shutdown Led to Mass Shortages, Workers Say

Reporting Highlights

• Unsanitary Conditions: Workers at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants say the Abbott Laboratories facility is engaging in unsanitary practices.
• Cardboard Funnel: In one case, workers said an employee used a piece of cardboard from a trash bin to funnel coconut oil, a formula ingredient, into a tank during production.
• Federal Response: One worker complained to the FDA, but it’s unclear how the agency will respond. The Trump administration recently cut 3,500 jobs at the FDA in a mass layoff.

Of course not. Don't be cynical!
Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits?

Pesky regulations suppressing profits

Automation in Retail Is Even Worse Than You Thought
New technology is not just making shopping more challenging for workers and consumers—it’s poised to rip off the most vulnerable.