u/ThoughtBecomesAction

I'm sure you've heard this line a lot lately. "Two wings of the same bird." essentially means both parties are the same so it doesn't matter how you vote - or if you even vote at all. And MAGA, as well as non-voters, absolutely love it. If both parties are the same, if all politicians are the same, if nothing matters either way, if everyone and everything is equally as evil - then they are absolved of any guilt for their fascist support and allowing this to happen. It's a great way to take absolutely no responsibility whatsoever. "Two wings of the same bird." is the idiot coward's go-to mantra. And you will hear it more and more as the midterms approach. It's intentional.

For taskers who have reached "Elite" status, is it worth the effort to maintain this distinction? Have you noticed any discernable difference in bookings since you reached elite status?

Does anyone like this strange payout structure? I certainly don't. "1 of X payouts" - but then never specifies exactly which job it was a payout for. Seems like it would be extremely easy for Task Rabbit to skim a little more here and there off the top for their own pockets with this type of ambiguous accounting, doesn't it? Why split the payout in the first place? Suspicious.

Sometimes I feel like I'm in the minority of people who respond and then continue to respond until some kind of conclusion is reached. Whether I'm on the buyer or seller side, 99% of the time, it's the same. They initially respond, seem interested - and then poof. Gone. Or if they do eventually get back to me after a long delay, it's been so long that I've already made other arrangements with someone else. Do people respond to the first Marketplace msg and then immediately throw their phone in a river? What's going on? I genuinely do not understand.

LIsten, taskers, anyone with half a brain knows by now that our days are numbered on this app - especially if you're decent, hardworking, and above all, long-term (you've been on TR for over a year). TR will find a way to get rid of you, one way or another. I've personally known those it has happened to and you can read countless stories in this forum from others. You will be lucky if you get any explanation at all. Generally, the reason will be some vague "policy violation" that is never specified. Why do they do this? We don't know, definitively. Some have suggested the reason is to make room for fresh faces and to keep prices competitively low. Who knows? But what we do know, definitively, is that they will eventually get rid of us. So, if you have that repeat client that you've developed a solid rapport with, give them your contact info NOW. Make that connection before you try to log in to TR one morning and you've been axed. Don't wait. Do it (cautiously, of course) with as many clients as you possibly can. We all know what's up now and we're not going to take it lying down.

When my mom passed away a few years ago, her closest friend when I was a child didn't attend her funeral. This is someone she shared so much of her life with - they worked together, her friend's child and I were friends, and they even shared some intimacy.. And it really made me think.

I've started asking myself one question when assessing the value of a relationship - "Would this person attend my funeral?" If they live within 100 miles, and I've determined the answer is likely no, then that's not a very close relationship and I realign my energy accordingly.

I had a job that most definitely qualified for a cancellation fee - she canceled within 1.5 hr of the job appt. I receive notification on the app that this job did not qualify for a cancellation fee with no elaboration. This did not make sense to me since Task Rabbit clearly states a job is subject to this fee if A) The task was canceled by the client within 24 hrs of the scheduled appt or B) The client is unresponsive. I called TR support, the agent confirmed that the job did qualify for this fee, and it should be applied to my account soon. I was told the system is automated and doesn't always apply the fees properly. Keep an eye on your earnings.