I'm an ex-Wall Street trader who drives for Uber and Lyft. Gas prices have me rethinking which trips I take.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Bill Lewis, a ride-hailing driver who lives in Pennsylvania. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. I live in the Poconos. I used to commute to New York City from here. I was a trader on stock exchanges for 25 years. I started as a clerk and worked my way up. When the algorithms took over the floor, they laid us off. Now, I'm dealing with algorithms again as a driver. I drive for Uber and Lyft absolutely full time — seven days