Descentralize Uber? How far are we from that reality?
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Not sure. A lot of pieces to put into place, a lot of network to build. And we can’t just build networks arbitrarily because they are only viable with a particular geographic density. (ie. 100K drivers all over the world is useless, 100K drivers is one big city is entirely self sustaining)
I think the best way to get there would be to leverage Uber’s attempts to crack down on getting clients out of app. If we build the app flows and tools, then we can start by trying to be the “give me your personal number” version of Uber. So we can onboard Uber drivers and pay them privately out of band. Then you create a client based network, rather than a broad public network. Until it gets to the point where the public one emerges on its on.
It would take years to be viable if we started today, but who knows how well momentum could run with something like that. 🤔
Nostr can gro big and then afterwards just build an Uber app on nostr that will connect everyone
Arn’t we closer than a few years? These movements start at the grass roots…with Nostr, could you just start with a couple of hashtags, city, neighborhood, needaride. And a couple of people covering that neighborhood. Respond and pay via zap. Peer to peer. Before you know it, someone will add some basic functionality on a couple of servers, off you go. #Nostr and #Bitcoin are revolutionary, a market place for everything. Not long from now.
i use a decentralized uber every day.
it is called indrive
dirt cheap and you can even negotiate the rate you are willing to pay
the decentralized uber version i use every day is 'illegal' . the criminal narcotraficantes called 'gobierno' made it 'illegal' like uber and didi. they could shut down uber and didi but they cannot shut down indrive because it is decentralized. it shows that it is very easy to decentralize car sharing
Anyone with an expertise in code could build an open source protocol that creates an encrypted handshake between drivers that are available and rider demands.
suggestions:
bidding system, filters by location, lightning payment rails, blind rating system, and vehicle capacity filters.
Most everything comes down to the egoic need for recognition over having the things we want. Do you want an actually good video game? build it. Give it away and you will have the game you wanted. The compensation for a service only comes upon request not demand.