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Why blockchain could kill Uber

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bombazine
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 Posted 6 years, 8 months ago

Some interesting thoughts here. Not sure I see this happening realistically but the idea is kinda cool.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2018/02/09/why-blockchain-could-kill-uber/2/#515c9c731820

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    ant
    122 Rider
     6 years ago

    So... what's to stop a serial rapist from putting himself on this blockchain? There is no centralized authority gatekeeper. That seems like a problem.

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      bombazine
      OP 79
       6 years ago

      It's just like craigslist, but faster...

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      brownbear
      599 Rider
       6 years ago

      Yes. Decentralization is great for something completely fungible like currency. For something like this, not so much.

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    chawes
    756 Rider Guru
     6 years ago

    I love reading ideas like this. I don't know if this sort of thing will ever happen. People are still getting their heads around what blockchain is and what sort of services it might enable. There is nothing wrong with pie-in-the-sky thinking.

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    kias_revenge
    133 Rider
     6 years ago

    Oh for crying out loud, is block chain the answer to everything? I think people are going a little overboard with this idea. blockchain this blockchain that.

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      cheesehead
      524 Rider Driver
       6 years ago

      maybe if I understood it I could agree or disagree with you. I think most people just don't get it.