Uber quiet mode

A while ago Uber added this feature where you can put your preference that you don't wanna talk to the driver.

That was something that obviously really needed — people were getting false five star ratings because somebody told the driver to shut the fuck up and then felt bad and gave them five stars. Really they deserved four stars.

Imagine talking so much that you start to wonder: did I have an effect on the outcome of a publicly traded multi-billion dollar company?

I need to know — the people who don't like talking in the car, they could use the extra social skills.

I think we should arrest the cops.

Just so they can sit in the backseat and see what it's like. Maybe give them a bit of perspective on how uncomfortable it is. Maybe help them realize they could be better conversationalists when they have guests in the car.

Maybe add a cupholder or two.

And also it'd be cool if they understood a little bit more about police brutality. So if they arrest a cop, their cop friend just roughs them up a little bit — just so they can understand what the appropriate amount of force is for somebody their size.

Maybe they can mix it up. Give each other noogies. Realize that noogies are a really efficient way to subdue somebody and they didn't actually have to restrain somebody as much. Treat them like a little brother.

- The Uber → cops pivot is the move — the quiet ride preference becomes a Trojan horse for police brutality material - "Add a cupholder or two" is the breather laugh before the darker stuff - "Treat them like a little brother" is the button — keep it light at the end

- Cosby time travel — both use absurd premises to get to dark social commentary - waymo ghosts — rideshare material