Do this and the market will speak. I view ridesharing mostly as a luxury/convenience thing. My usage has already began to decline as prices have risen locally. If they start operating like taxis then I'll use them as often as taxis, which is to say rarely.
It really was all the convenience of a car without having to drive it. A designated driver on call. And in cities where finding a cab was hard or next to impossible.
The low cost was subsidized by a combination of VC money and underpaying drivers. The fact that you don’t get free stuff anymore is unfortunate but not all that different than the fate of Movie Pass.
