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		FreqSep on July 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Uber leak exposes the global war on workers How do you propose dispensing a limited number of drivers to a larger number of customers? There are really only two solutions: get more drivers or get fewer customers. Surge pricing can incentivize more drivers to come online. I don’t see how you can reduce the customers in a short timeframe.

metadat on July 12, 2022 | [–]

Drivers don't materialize out of thin air in a short time period.

kapp_in_life on July 12, 2022 | [–]

Surge pricing also reduces your number of customers in that moment.

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