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Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US (www.uber.com)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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When women riders and drivers told us they wanted more control over how they ride and earn, we listened. That feedback led to Women Preferences, features designed to give women the choice to ride with other women. Since our first pilots last summer, we’ve heard just how much that choice matters—from feeling more comfortable in the back seat to more confident behind the wheel.

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[–] elvis_depresley@sh.itjust.works -5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

~~this argument can be applied to other situations.~~

~~Uber for whites only: "This is a good thing if you ask most white racists"~~

~~The gas chambers: "This is a good thing if you ask most Nazis"~~

~~Just to be clear, I disagree with both the above situations, I just think it's not a great argument.~~

~~Just to be clear 2: I also sympathise with women who feel uncomfortable being driven by a man.~~

Editing because I've thought about it and changed my mind.

My analogies are incorrect; A Nazi or Racist isn't the same a man or woman or a skin colour.

The real issue is, you can't speak for "most women" or "most men" or "most anything" without citing a source.

Building tools that simplify discrimination isn't a good thing (my opinion).

If you think this is justified because "men are dangerous" then you are

  1. generalising
  2. not realising that people are not evil (source Humankind by Rutger Bregman).
[–] Never_go_full_regard@lemmy.today -3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

As a man, I want to EXCLUDE all women as potential clients. This is acceptable to articulate given the context, no?

[–] sveltecider@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

this place never fails with its reddit-isms and lack of nuance. If you want data, look at SA data and see the demographics of the victims vs the demographics of the perpetrators. This is a tool to give peace of mind and potentially lower SA on ubers.