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[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Face it, it's not like cable and taxis were very consumer friendly anyways.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's the whole point of the post. They're making things shit again, just like cable and taxis.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

Yeah, and benefiting fewer people.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But were they more worker friendly than the current models? Because the new things are getting just as consumer hostile.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

They're still lightyears more consumer friendly than the old model. I remember hostile drivers, vehicles that were falling apart, praying you wouldn't go bankrupt when the bill was issued, etc etc.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's like people forgot how scary taxis were. Like you would legitimately get into a car you weren't sure had seatbelts

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad 1 points 8 months ago

love the username ha