Am I the only one that thinks this is mostly great?  “I wish I could chit-chat with my driver” said no one ever. Plus Waymos don’t speed, don’t get lost, don’t have to make pit stops, etc.

That is exactly what the article is (rightfully) debunking.

Am I the only person who thinks this is actually... just fine, maybe even a good thing? It’s price segmentation, and when some people who JUST. CANNOT. WAIT. a few days throw in extra cash, at least in theory that means that the developer needs to make less money from the rest of us and/or can pay their employees a…

Follow interesting people and mute duds. This makes the feed better quickly

You remind me of the people who rant “everyone I’ve dated has been an asshole!”

Maps. Translate. Drive. Docs. Sheets. Earth. AdWords. YouTube. News. Calendar. Photos. Keep. Streetview. Flights. Just off the top of my head. Probably more.

Won’t someone think of the children^H downtrodden white males!!!

Why does that matter? No, really, honest question. No different than a lot of software, entertainment, etc. You see the price for something, you feel it’s available at a fair price, pay price, get thing. Don't pay price, don't get thing. Fair, no?

Main takeaway: large tech companies are offering valuable, often underappreciated services. 

Nah, it'll be a cat-astrophe!

I hear where you’re coming from, but... users specify a desired age range (e.g., 20-30) to filter what people they want to see when swiping, so it’s super-easy for them to avoid seeing olds. Tinder could (maybe does?) make that an initial default.

Interestingly, this doesn’t do anything to show the users more…