I met up with a friend of mine yesterday who had just gotten out of an Uber. The man he met had a Masters Degree in English Literature and taught English to grade 11 and 12 students. He was absolutely blown away by this exchange, which included a discussion on poetry and how to improve education in South Africa.

Today we took two different Ubers. In the first we spoke about football and the driver told us some incredible stories from his Uber driving experience (including how someone had once Ubered a piece of cake from Newlands to Camps Bay). The second driver told us a story about some ridiculous Joburg people he had in his car.

What I love about these conversations is that it brings together people, who otherwise would never have met, and can be the spark for a great conversation. For a brief moment a group of people from potentially different worlds are brought together.

I wonder how much influence these conversations have in changing people’s perspectives. And I wonder if we could ever emulate them through any other medium. Maybe it’s just one of the many ways that technology is starting to bring people together

Image is from the back seat of the second Uber 🙂