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Uber may be the one company that is so ethically bankrupt that foreign copycats actually have the moral high ground. Hilarious that Emil guy still works there.
by rajacombinator 11y ago
Uber may be the one company that is so ethically bankrupt that foreign copycats actually have the moral high ground. Hilarious that Emil guy still works there. And they're in bed with DoD now too? Bring on the Chinese clones ...
- dylanjermiah 11y agoHow are they 'ethically bankrupt'?
- michaelt 11y agoIf you look at their wikipedia page, the section 'criticism' [1] lists a variety of issues. You'd expect criticism from incumbent taxi companies, and perhaps you also expect sketchy labor practices, and a few fatal accidents and rapes. But the problems also include user privacy issues, threats to journalists, and attempts to sabotage their competitors. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uber_%28company%29&oldid=678249969#Criticism_and_controversial_issues https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uber_%28company%2...
- Lawtonfogle 11y agoWait til they deploy their self driving cars and sell all that data to the relevant government.
- dylanjermiah 11y agoThey've done some moronic things, yes. But 'ethically bankrupt' is a big stretch. All in all, Uber has created 50bn of market value. They've done that by making drivers and riders lives better than it was before.
- notNow 11y agoSaying "Is Uber morally bankrupt?" is just the same as saying "Is the Pope Catholic?" by now.
- venomsnake 11y agoRides of glory?