Yeah, there's that videogame about driving a bus constantly, on an empty road, for hours and hours. It occasionally veers off, so you have to pay attention, but that's all. That game should be a minimum "driving" test for safety drivers. (Not really, but something like that)
I agree that it's an apt comparison, except Uber seems a worse experience. In Desert Bus you have to correct the bus.. Stupid work, but something necessary - boring - to do or you fail.
There seems to be nothing at all to do in that Uber?
I .. was aware of that, but you literally pay for Schadenfreude and charity there. I sincerely believe that no streamer can make money or get a following with a schedule of Desert Bus runs.
Nor do I want to believe that there are people out there, bored out of their mind to click on anything, anything(!) on Twitch, would pick Desert Bus over literally any other thing for more than three minutes.
It's painful. People like seeing others suffer, I guess.. But these streams do serve a purpose in this thread: The poor players do look exhausted and ready to die after a short while already. Which brings me back to my original point: These Desert Bus gamers have something to do (correct the bus repeatedly) and in your example a whole community who engages them. The Uber driver ... has nothing at all?
