"I still remember the transition to capitalism [post-USSR] even in so-called gentle places like Prague, where you just got in a cab, and they could just charge you any amount of money. There was no sense in there being any kind of limitation of any kind of commitment to rates that were posted. You just felt constantly vulnerable because there were no rules."

#MarciShore, 2022

https://yalepodcasts.blubrry.net/2022/11/28/20-maidan-and-self-understanding-with-guest-lecturer-marci-shore/

Sounds like getting in an Uber. Hmmmm.