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		Spooky23 on April 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Uber Bubble Not insulting at all. I don’t expect someone hard up enough to drive Uber for minimum wage to understand how to calculate depreciation, etc. They are focused on cash flow.

prepend on April 18, 2022 [–]

This might apply the first year, but many drivers have driven for many years. Uber isn’t new any more.

Drivers that aren’t able to calculate net depreciation (actually pretty easy and expected if you can afford to buy a car) would not be able to stick around and drive for 5 years.

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