Is there some benefit to talking to weird Uber drivers I've yet to discover that's comparable with 'going outside at all'?

I realize it is hard to do this, but please understand that other people have different perspectives on personal safety. For example, try and image how things might be different if you were a woman alone in an Uber with a driver who starts saying weird things.

I would rather say they develop crippling anxiety and agoraphobia. This is happening right now even to adults working from home.