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Why the internet is getting worse

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How Uber Gets What It Wants Out of Drivers

Uber's algorithm looks for drivers who don't drive as often as Uber would like, right? And when it so when it finds someone who's acting like a picker, it offers them more for the same ride than you would get as an ant. As those people become ants, it starts to take away their money. This is just another way of doing micro giant teddy bears in order to target people in very specific ways.

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