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> It's sad that TwoBit's perfectly reasonable objection to this got downvoted to death rather than countered with some plausible argument. Probably because he
by morgante 11y ago
> It's sad that TwoBit's perfectly reasonable objection to this got downvoted to death rather than countered with some plausible argument.
Probably because he needlessly brought a controversial issue into the discussion (prostitution).
The taxi issue is, in fact, interesting. Especially when you extend it to Uber. If your capital comes in the form a vehicle, you apparently aren't required to pay imputed rent but if it's a house you do.
That being said, the labor issue muddles this. You could argue that when you get a taxi you're paying exclusively for the driver's time, not the vehicle.
- jessaustin 11y agoMaintaining a residence also requires labor. In the robocar future (that is, before the handyrobot future that surely will follow) perhaps it will be thought to require more labor than driving? It's disappointing to imagine HN voters being so censorious as to downvote perfectly topical mentions of prostitution.