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First, thank you for your articles. I have read a few so far and I am very impressed with your clear and concise writing (excellent!) and your analysis. Despite us entering the 2nd quarter of 2022 and the The Planner not coming into fruition since your article was published, Uber drivers should definitely still heed your warning, even if the timing may have been a little premature. Nevertheless, your description of how Uber could react is on point and a return to The Planner would be inconvenient at best for most and devastating at worst for some. This would be a good time for all drivers to ramp up their rides entering this 2nd quarter because if, God forbid, The Planner does come back then they have a good amount of rides by the 2nd half of the year to drive unimpeded. Again, thank you for your work. Very impressive. I’ll be sure to like, subscribe, and comment in your YourTube channel. Your information is very helpful and needed in this industry. I’ll also pass along my support of your newsletter and YouTune channel to my fellow drivers.

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Thank you for the compliments and support, it's very much appreciated! I agree with your recommendations and it's such a hard thing to exactly know how this all plays out, so it's all really a best guess often times. That being said, you make a very good point that drivers should at the very least prepared for a potential return of The Planner sooner rather than later. Hopefully, as you point out, if the Planner comes back drivers will at least be prepared.

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But here’s the rub: if you don’t get those 1,000 rides in the first quarter (going by the 2019 year numbers), you lose out on the opportunities to get them in the subsequent quarter because you’re now limited to when you can drive. Meanwhile, the drivers that made the 1,000-ride threshold can drive anytime and get another 1,000+ relatively easier than the guys who only got 700-999 rides or 400-699 rides. As a sub-1,000 driver, you can easily find yourself in a vicious cycle of acquiring rides inefficiently and even being kicked off the app so Uber avoids lower utility rates.

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