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Only in an echo chamber will you find people who suddenly think taxis are somehow morally superior to Uber. Sure, uber did some things wrong in the past, but U
by employee8000 10y ago
Only in an echo chamber will you find people who suddenly think taxis are somehow morally superior to Uber.
Sure, uber did some things wrong in the past, but Uber in 2016 is nothing like Uber in 2013-2014. The management has grown up and accepted the responsibilities is has towards its drivers and riders and takes it very seriously.
You don't hear the stories of how Uber pay drivers when they have outages or how happy most drivers actually are. Instead most people appear happy to vilify Uber for some weird reason.
- lightedman 10y ago"The management has grown up and accepted the responsibilities is has towards its drivers and riders and takes it very seriously." Only after having their hides handed to them in court by employees.
- employee8000 10y agoYou're reading the headlines but not understanding the details of the cases. Uber is not stupid, they know they need a healthy two-way marketplace in order to have a thriving company. They can't piss off drivers and expect to stay in business. The idea that most drivers are unhappy is a myth. More than 90% of the drivers I've had are very happy.
- bo1024 10y agoSome people, Stallman for instance, think of free software and privacy as moral issues. On those issues, taxis are morally superior to Uber (not necessarily on purpose, but that's irrelevant). "For some weird reason" - I think Stallman's essay gave lots of reasons...