What begins as something of an article on various taxi driver demographics and various socio-economic statistics became much more interesting. Shifting to individual stories of drivers all over the country to embody the points made about racism, sexism, and the role of taxi cabs at an individual and national identity level. From Uber wreaking havoc on cities to immigrant stories, to the story of a cab driver turned writer, I found most of these stories to be captivating. Especially the one focusing on female cab drivers.

This does a great job of shining a light on how society treats people as lesser than while showcasing the dynamic and incredible stories of people fulfilling a service literally everyone has used at some point in their lives. It’s an effectively humanizing tale, and one that can be extrapolated to people doing other kind of work, who also are looked down on. Effective piece of writing, for me.