Uber
Uber is the ritual of rubbing a smartphone like a magic lamp, summoning someone else’s car and leaving a subtle ache in both the city’s traffic and your wallet. With one tap, your journey begins, only to face the trial of surge pricing minutes later. Upon completion, you are forced to rate both the driver and the algorithm, elevating the passenger into both manager and managed. Convenience always hides the whim of price, binding you with a curse that forever erases the option of walking. Today, someone once again taps the button, upholding this invisible, pyramid-shaped social hierarchy of mobility.