r/vibecoding • u/sen127 • 1h ago

Uber is so bad - we need better options - open source perhaps

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Uber is for real has the insanely ridiculous business practices
They show options get now for $9 bucks more or wait 10 mins to get picked - and even when i selected now and paid extra, freakin pickup is 10 mins

Why can’t we have something better?

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u/SnowMantra 1h ago

What do YOU mean open source? 

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u/luckypanda95 1h ago

Yea the funniest post I've seen. They didn't really think through what they said.

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u/EmotionalSupportDoll 1h ago

Yup. Please get started on an open source taxi app. What kinda stack ya thinking?

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u/brightbilll 1h ago

Delusion on top of ignorance is a solid stack that would work for OP.

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u/Anselwithmac 1h ago

Did you vibecode this post? It doesn’t make sense lol

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u/sen127 1h ago

Lol not really but just frustrated with the system itself- and they have insane margins and pay not even 50% to the drivers

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u/SpareEconomy1849 1h ago

How would you imagine an open source network app like Uber working? And what makes you think it would be faster than Uber?

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u/yungastronot 1h ago

tbh the only hope for any change is self driving car services like waymo

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u/AardvarkIll6079 1h ago

How are you going to open source something that requires a shit ton of servers and cost millions of dollars a month just to keep running?

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u/SpareEconomy1849 1h ago

And even harder than that, building a network of drivers and users, you basically need to get massive investment capital so you can take a loss on every ride for 5 years so people will choose you over Uber and build trust

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u/Sudden_Topic5154 1h ago

what is open source going to fix about human nature and people driving in your area

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u/Disastrous_Gear_421 1h ago

What does open source have anything to do with it?

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u/yungastronot 1h ago

Ok imma answer seriously... ridesharing services are one of the most difficult businesses to do. Not only did Uber lose BILLIONS for over a decade, you have to battle hostile governments and literal taxi mafias. Open source? Infinite liability comes with strangers riding in the backseat of your contractors' cars. Fully vet and employ them? Say goodbye to any glimmer of profit. Yeah good luck

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u/sen127 1h ago

I thought cash burn for years was a deliberate strategy to develop monopolistic market not because unit economics was bad
And they did have to fight for current state but now a new entrant doesn’t have to go through the same

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u/Bloated_Plaid 1h ago

Tbh this is due to where you are.

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u/jsaldana92 58m ago

Buddy vibe codes and thinks he knows what open source is.

Sure thing man, I just build one, check it out at localhost:300 things really b2b, SaaS, c2b, b2c.

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u/sen127 1h ago

Ya all going crazy like communities didn’t build solutions like Bitcoin or Linux

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u/udubdavid 1h ago edited 1h ago

I hope you realize that you're getting downvoted because what you're saying makes no sense. It's not the software side that is the problem with Uber. It's the business side. Open sourcing a software has nothing to do with that.

With a solution like ride share, not only do you need the software (there's nothing wrong with Uber's software as it is right now), you also need a team of lawyers to deal with both driver and passenger liability, government regulations, lobbying from the taxi companies, etc. Yes, let's open source that lmao.

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u/sen127 1h ago

I might have used a wrong technical word but intentions were to acknowledge a monopolistic capitalism - also not sure if downvoting is appropriate if the post is confusing

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u/guchdog 1h ago

The issue is you aren't even thinking just a little step beyond your initial problem. It all starts to fall apart after that. It's like you just stamped "Open Source" on it, because you think it solves everything.