These are such good points. I've been aggressively hounded by Uber Eats with near-daily emails urging me to accept $30. All I have to do is start an Uber Eats account, which I've not yet done. These emails' insistence has turned me off. But I am an outlier in most respects. I assumed Uber Eats was hedging a bet that I would go on to use its services regularly, and that it wanted my personal information to add to its database. Now, from your story, it seems it may have indeed been more than that.
These are such good points. I've been aggressively hounded by Uber Eats with near-daily emails urging me to accept $30. All I have to do is start an Uber Eats account, which I've not yet done. These emails' insistence has turned me off. But I am an outlier in most respects. I assumed Uber Eats was hedging a bet that I would go on to use its services regularly, and that it wanted my personal information to add to its database. Now, from your story, it seems it may have indeed been more than that.
Maybe it's betting on both? I hear you on the insistent emails -- at a certain point the "generosity" feels too demanding --
Have you seen that WeWork doc on Hulu yet? So good!
No but I just put it on my list -- thanks for the rec!