18. "Uber was more Google then Mary Kay tho" In response to In response to 15 Wed Mar-01-17 02:15 PM by BigReg
I don't think its as simple as people being stupid and making the wrong decision; there was a certain cultural cache to the brand and the 'share economy' was all the rage. It was seen as an equal to AirBnB and I knew a bunch who brought into both. (Obviously only ones left doing it are the airbnb folks, LOL)
We can armchair quarterback now the fact they ended up being swindlers, but I can't blame someone for falling for the scam.
Unlike MLM or Mary Kay it genuinely looks good on paper since there's a direct real world legit job, taxi drivers, who do make a decent amount of cash. As opposed to reporting to your local taxi commision, you just report into a phone, bing bam boom...cash.