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Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 30-Dec-2024 17:27:02 JST Terence Eden

🆕 blog! “What would a decentralised Uber look like?”
Uber are undoubtedly a company engaged in extremely dodgy activity. But, on the other had, they're ridiculously convenient. A few months ago, we landed in a foreign country, opened the same Uber app as we used back home, and booked a cab. It just worked. I didn't need to register for a different version. I […]
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  What would a decentralised Uber look like?
  
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  Uber are undoubtedly a company engaged in extremely dodgy activity. But, on the other had, they're ridiculously convenient. A few months ago, we landed in a foreign country, opened the same Uber app as we used back home, and booked a cab. It just worked. I didn't need to register for a different version. I didn't need to create a new account. I didn't need to add a new credit card. That's the sort of seamless experience which can only come from a centralised service. But, hey, we're all…
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