Thus refuting the original point about it being about popularity. Simply put - using money to create legal power and abuse it in turn is how uber works. The f

Thus refuting the original point about it being about popularity. Simply put - using money to create legal power and abuse it in turn is how uber works. The fact that their service is popular just helps in PR - people will rationalize egregiously shady behavior instead of condemning it. As I see it the message from the article is "don't get caught". A sharp contrast from a few decades ago when "don't be evil" was considered a basic standard.