Tech’s broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap::Some tech is getting pricier and looking a lot like the older services it was supposed to beat. From video streaming to ride-hailing and cloud computing.

  • FrostKing@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    As far as Ubers, I’m happy to pay them as much as taxis in tips at least — the people driving them are hard working people who could use it.

    But dang, there’s lots of streaming services. The new rise of piracy is not surprising.

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      1 year ago

      Yes, for me Uber and the others in that space have never been about cost for me. It’s the convenience of pressing a button in an app and getting home without needing to phone anyone, or hunting for a taxi rank.

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        1 year ago

        For me it’s the fact that I get an upfront price, and know the ride is tracked and there’s a company that can resolve disputes. I’ve had a bunch of super uncomfortable taxi rides where the driver was clearly taking longer routes to drive up the fare.

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        1 year ago

        Rank…? Maybe it’s my gender privilege showing, but it’s just a person in a car that drives you from A to B. It’s not exactly the kind of interaction I would think to rank 99% of the time.

        E: Seems I misunderstood. Disregard. But I still prefer taxis

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      1 year ago

      I think it says something that people feel the need to subscribe to half a dozen services.

      Never even mind piracy, people don’t need to be binging TV endlessly.