Honestly this is a great joke but also could legitimately be a good service for someone who didn't feel safe walking alone, or needs help navigating
A lot of university campuses have this. It's a good idea.
They probably don't charge money for that service though, and that's a better idea.
They do, it's part of the tuition
Not really the same. Charging for this would discourage people from using it. They have to make a choice on feeling safe vs. spending money.
This gives everyone the option and subsidizes it to the entire community.
This is exactly why socializing things like this is beneficial.
Every service has a cost. That cost is the value of the labor being provided. But we decide as a society that providing services like this benefits everyone living in society. Regardless of if they use it directly or not.
When people say "free" in this context that's what they mean. They mean the decision based on personal finance is removed.
We don't want people choosing personal finance over safety or health. Removing that dependency benefits everyone.
Good point. A sort of community service I guess
Glad you got that! Its a major point in talking about social programs. If you can see this in college programs you can see the benefit when applied to social programs as well. Not sure if I can convince you of that too. But it's always nice to get a response of "that makes sense" in this context.
I found out in my senior year, that my campus had been plagued by a serial rapist for several years, going back to before i was a freshman, and the school had covered it up. I only found out about it when i learned that my roommate's girlfriend had a sorority sister on a full-ride scholarship to keep her quiet about being raped in her freshman year.
Suddenly, the pressure to use their chaperone service became clear.
John Mulaney has a joke about how his parents knew Bill Clinton that way, from all going to undergrad together at Georgetown. Apparently all the women loved being escorted by Bill Clinton, and the men were all jealous.
Tbh, it makes sense. You don't end up being president by being a no-rizz fool. You may be considering bringing up Trump as a counter-argument, but just look at all the people that are letting him pound them in the ass right now.
Wait: My memory of the story was that Clinton loved to escort women around and constantly signed up for the duty, and everyone else on all sides of the equation had no particular strong feelings about it. Except for John Mulaney’s mom.
Especially if they'd help carry your bags and whatnot; that could be very helpful for someone who has mobility issues or just has a lot of things they need to bring. Well worth $7.50
I feel awfully called out as a 1994 white Kevin...
Hahaha white Kev never can catch a break
For $7.50 I'd unironically use a walking buddy at least once
You know... There's a lot of women that wouldn't dare to walk alone at night. That white Kevin has been vetted by Uber and has a paper trail.
How about not just a white Kevin but an Armed Stacey, or a security guard Michelle.
of course, it'd probably cost MORE to get someone to walk with you because they'd have to not only drive there and walk but walk back.
Vetted by Uber doesn't really mean much.
Especially because there's a huge industry for fake driver accounts so literally anyone can buy an uber 'employment'.
Both see the same offer, neither get the money
Do they bring their own leash or can you use your own?
Can I use the one with the fuzzy collar?
It's at least 5 years old and it seems every single year the news outlets "fact check" it and declare it false.
Meanwhile we have actual conspiracy theories on official government websites and those same outlets say nothing.
I hate this timeline.
There's been jokes that end up becoming reality so yearly fact-checks is appreciated
Why is the walking buddy holding hands? Are they letting you know Kevin is single and ready to mingle?
"Drop off" makes it sound like he'll carry you.
This is routing from LaGuardia airport in NY, meaning the "walking" route has you taking a subway. Maybe the walking buddy is a local NYC thing meant for people who want assistance navigating the trains. I never see this on my app tho so it must have been a trial feature.
rent a girlfriend?
Dude there’s probably a business in that. People typically just get hookers for that weird situation where a rich powerful man has to go to an event and bring a plus one, and he can’t find a woman who doesn’t hate him so he has to rent one by the hour.
Make it an app. Fuck it. Lets let the business majors ruin that too.
They usually get escorts, which actually isn't the same thing as a hooker and not all of them actually do sex work. I have no idea why I know anything about that, but it was something I was just kinda aware of as a young adult.
"not all of them actually do sex work" is one of those fictions that everyone on all sides is happy to play along with.
I've always understood it to be more "sex isn't guaranteed if you're a big enough asshole and sometimes they're a beard"
Is uber not profitable?
“In 2023, Uber reported its first annual profit since going public in 2019, with a net income of $1.9 billion. This follows a period of consistent losses for the company.”
unlike other comments, I'd argue, like most tech, it was incredibly profitable for anyone except the people funding it.
Business is not about extracting money from goods and services, it's about tricking VC funders to give you 50 million dollars a year
Hilariously unprofitable. They even came up with creative accounting to show how, despite never being profitable they may turn a profit if you don't count their debts and losses.
Uber's true business model isn't in place yet. Eventually, all cars will be self-driving, and they can ditch the drivers. The ultimate objective is to replace personal car ownership with a driving service.
Once they don't have to pay drivers, and they have monthly fees coming in from millions of subscribers, they'll clean up.
Never has been Earth astronauts gun meme
No, but fr Uber is a masterclass in creative accounting and strategic acquisitions for further creative accounting.
Their whole business model is "wait for self driving and then $$$" as they'll no longer have to pay anybody.
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