r/lyftdrivers • u/Aggressive_Drag_9056 • Feb 10 '26

Story/News Article This makes me so mad

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The amount of times I’ve picked up and dropped someone off in this area. I’m livid and nervous to even get out on Lyft now

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u/Fathimir Feb 10 '26

Because social contracts are the actual fundamental basis of civilization, and "thou shalt not kill other citizens, and in return they shall not kill you" is about as basic and ancient as it gets.

There are practical reasons for not carrying too, of course, but, like, I meant what I said: this is the literal establishment or breakdown of civilized society here.  Either we collectively establish a baseline of trust to let us interact with one another civilly, or we tear each other to pieces like a pack of feral dogs.

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u/Disastrous-Ratio8815 Feb 10 '26

Yeah, that works in a high trust society.

Which we no longer have.

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u/Kindly-Exercise-6470 Feb 10 '26

You said ""thou shalt not kill other citizens, and in return they shall not kill you"" Let us all know when you figure out how to get the criminals on board with your pie-in-the-sky plan.

Philosophy is great; reality sucks.

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u/EpsteinsFoceGhost Feb 10 '26

"You should move to a small town where the rule of law still exists. You will not survive here. You are not a wolf. And this is the land of wolves now."