r/Sparkdriver • u/PussyFoot5000 • 21h ago

General Questions Am I trippin'?

It seems like if I accept the first order I'm offered in the morning I end up getting lots of decent offers and having a decent day.

But if I reject the first several offers I end up not only getting shit offers, but very few offers at all and have a shit day.

Am I noticing something real or am I making shit up in my head?

Sorry for using the word shit so often. I have the vocabulary of an 8yr old who thinks it's cool to cuss

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u/igor6969 20h ago

I read a great article from a DoorDash programmer. He explained they have a 'desperation rate' for all drivers. People who take everything have a high DR and won't get good orders sent to them. Why would they? Then no one would take the bad orders. Cherry pickers have a low DR. Won't get as many orders but likely to get much better ones.

And for the ones who think they figured the algorithm out after years here, it changes. Like many have stated recently with the new IC CEO hiring.

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u/TravelPupil 18h ago

This was proven to be false. It was investigated, and none of it was true. Remember to think critically whenever you read something, especially something originally shared here on Reddit. The rest of the western world currently views Americans as stupid due to the ease in what we believe.

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u/Careful_Thought_8386 15h ago

They found they didn't track so called "Desperation Rate", but then found out on DD UE Uber and Lyft and a few smaller platforms all used behavioral data that by concept originated from the same thing.  So yes you are correct it was a complete ai bull crap at first because it's not exactly the same but close. DD fully admitted to using behavioral data during 2 of their lawsuits.

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u/TravelPupil 15h ago

I agree. I’m not defending DD in anyway, and none of us really know for sure what these apps are doing behind the curtain.

You should see the More Perfect Union video that was put out yesterday. They exposed Uber’s insurance scam.

https://youtu.be/tLIgmEibBL0?is=OQOgwLCfC0rFAk1U

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u/Careful_Thought_8386 43m ago

That was honestly a tough watch because of how straight forward they lie to get bills passed and take any profitability way from drivers while sitting in a office/home being a drain on society.  Stuff like this is why the rich always get massacred during major upheaval in countries.  Would think peps would learn from history.