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The problem is payment. If you use the CC network, you're still getting tracked. Adding regular Bitcoin would not help much (most people would purchase them in a trackable way) but it'd vastly increase the difficulty in pushing for a switch.



The problem is the potential for dodgy drivers. No way in hell I'd get in a car that could be some random Joe Bloggs with no oversight. There has to be a central someone that says "this is one of our drivers" that can be held accountable.


yes, I do think that reputation is important. I imagine a system like openbazaar which is p2p but keeps track of user reputation: https://blog.openbazaar.org/decentralized-reputation-in-open...


This is why the Austin Thumbs Up! initiative matters and companies like ID.me with their identity proofing/vetting capabilities can solve the issue.




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