Tip You in the App

06/19/2026

Uber Passenger: “At least you’re getting half.”

He paid $20. I got $8.

That simple misunderstanding sent me into my own data,
Professor Len Sherman's research, and a bigger question:

Is Uber’s greatest strength also its greatest long-term risk?

Daily Drive 2310

He paid $20 for a one-mile ride. "And you're probably only getting $10," he said. When I told him I got $8, he went quiet — then tipped me $6. Not as thanks, but as a correction. I've driven more than 15,000 Uber rides, and like most passengers, he assumed I got half. I went looking for w

06/06/2026

I love sunny-day Uber driving.

06/05/2026

My Tesla was in the shop for 44 days with a $2,915 repair bill at 158,829 miles.

After running all the numbers, my Prius is probably the more profitable Uber car.

And yet… I still want to drive the Tesla.

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06/03/2026

No one cares what Uber drivers make.

06/01/2026

The Tesla Cybertruck is the first vehicle I’ve ever driven where complete strangers stop, point, stare, smile, laugh, argue, and judge you… all at the same time.

It represents something bigger: AI tech, status, Elon Musk, politics, the future, and attention.

05/26/2026

Uber drivers are the prototype for the future worker.

No boss. No supervisor. Just algorithms assigning tasks, measuring output, and determining income in real time.

We think we have freedom, but most choices are just inputs fed into an AI system hoping for better assignments.

Today it’s gig workers.

Tomorrow it’s everyone.

05/23/2026

They handed me a kind note and a cannoli with a smile.

Honestly, it felt like a temporary truce in the ongoing war between delivery drivers and restaurants, and it’s a real battle sometimes. Restaurants overwhelmed and running behind. Drivers storming in, shoving phones in employees’ faces. Everybody stressed and frustrated. Not good.

But the truth is, we should probably be allies in the larger war against the apps and algorithms pushing everyone harder and harder.

That’s a battle for tomorrow though.

Today I just want to say thank you to Mangia Italian Restaurant for the kindness, the cannoli, and the reminder that there are still humans behind the counter and behind the wheel. ❤️❤️❤️

05/19/2026

Is Uber driving a gig, profession, or lifestyle?

05/14/2026

An Uber driver told me people in New Jersey are making $15/hour.

But maybe the real problem isn’t Uber. Maybe it’s that we’re all fighting in the same red ocean while the puck has already moved somewhere else.

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05/14/2026

May your travels be safe, fares pay fair, rides smooth, and passengers tip well.