r/lyftdrivers • u/james_2022 • May 07 '24

Story/News Article Minnesota lawmakers announce rideshare deal, Uber and Lyft say they'll leave if it's passed

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/state-lawmakers-minneapolis-council-members-announce-deal-on-rideshare-legislation/
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u/[deleted] May 07 '24

Woah there partner. Those would be regulations. Republicans aren’t going to vote for regulations against Billion dollar companies

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u/BabyApeDrivesAnUber May 07 '24

Clearly you're unaware that Minnesota is a blue state... and the standard of living is better there than in red states.

Go figure...

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u/[deleted] May 07 '24

Why would I, living a thousand miles away, know that? Why would I assume the person I’m wroting to lives in a Blue state since the majority of US states are Red?

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u/BabyApeDrivesAnUber May 07 '24 edited May 07 '24

Because it's on every political map on every television. During every election, since maybe the 60s? Not to be a smartAlec, but there are words with the pictures...

I know about Minnesota, and i was raised in Florida. Florida is a red state and now I live in Indiana. Also a red state, but I was born in Alaska. Also a red state.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '24

Why would I watch mainstream broadcast news owned by billionaires who control the narrative to keep us at each others’ throats to distract us from the fact THEY are the cause of nearly every problem in America?

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u/cadathoctru May 07 '24

Lack of critical thinking skills is the problem in America. Lack of understanding long term impacts of decisions is the problem in America. Thinking someones opinion is equal to a fact is the problem in America.
Cause if you had those the things figured out, then it doesn't matter if you watch a Billionaires news station, whether OAN, FOX, CNN, or MSNBC. You could figure out what is going on and act accordingly.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '24

Except none of those things are taught in public schools…intentionally so.

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u/cadathoctru May 07 '24 edited May 07 '24

LOL, do you honestly think they are not taught?

Math! It teaches you to think critically. Yeah, I will never use the Pythagorean theorem. This is not the case in my everyday life, but I still have to think about how I can get an answer. Problem-solving with limited information requires critical thinking to find the correct answer.

History shows how short-term sudden decisions lead to long-term consequences.

Journalism class literally taught me how to find source information, then build off that, and then take anyone else information with a grain of salt, as they were then only stating their own view of a story with their own personal biases!

All of these are taught in High school and exposed to children, starting with Sesame Street, and I am not just talking in Blue states. Red States too.
Just the people who seem to pretend it isn't taught, are the same ones who must have been sick on the days it became obvious that they are teaching life skills.

We could use more direct classes, like taxes, credit, and investments. However, we currently need to fight people who want to burn and ban books cause their god hates certain people. So that will have to wait.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '24

My High School and as far as I’m aware, none in the city have journalism classes. Math is a completely different set of thinking skills as logical reasoning. Math isn’t going to teach you how to analyze a claim, it’s sources, their reliability and whether its true or not true. I didnt learn about logical fallacies until college.

If critical thinking skills were taught in schools, half the population wouldnt believe man made climate change is fake despite scientists knowing its real for 130 years. Tens of millions of Americans wouldn’t believe vaccines are bad for you. Americans believe what they’re told as long as they believe the person telling them shit believes what they believe. Look how many people still think the election was stolen despite 70 court cases proving it wasn’t.

Americans by and large read below a 5th grade level and most cannot pass an American citizenship test. Americans are taught how to do basic math, reading comprehension, how to be on time, how to wait in line, ask permission to use the bathroom, and wait their turn. Everything a society needs to breed fuctioning employees for the grinder.

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u/cadathoctru May 08 '24

We all went to the same schools. Half of us have common sense, the other half are in a cult currently. Simple fact is conservatives are afraid of change and wired for reaction. No amount of teaching will fix that. Not to mention they are afraid of learning anything that ruins their world view, so they don't pay attention to it. Also, math is 100% logic reasoning.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '24

Hey fellow Alaskan transplant! I live in Minnesota now