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I think they should do a lot more than the letter, but not publicly. (And to be fair, it sounds like they did, until recently.) The ultimate goal here should b
by rdl 10y ago
I think they should do a lot more than the letter, but not publicly. (And to be fair, it sounds like they did, until recently.) The ultimate goal here should be "make Uber a better company -- for employees, customers, and society", not "burnish the Kapor's SJW credentials". The public letter accomplishes the latter, not the former.
- tumblen 10y agoFrom reading the letter it sounds like they've been trying to do more for years in private, without success.
- mejari 10y agoWhat is your reasoning to state so unequivocally that the goal of this is not to make Uber a better company? Do you agree at least in theory that there is some amount of time of attempting to influence a company in private without success after which it is appropriate to go public? If not why not, and if so why are you so certain that that time requirement has not been met yet in this case?
- et-al 10y agoThe Kapors are invested in Uber. If anything, they would care more about the success of Uber than all the other commentators here--aside from any employees. Right now, they're probably walking a fine line between doing the right thing and maintaining some sort of ROI. I didn't know about the Kapors until today, but considering Mitch's background as an EFF cofounder, the companies Kapor Capital has invested in, and their two other articles on Medium posted a year ago, their actions show they care about more than just profits. If all the Kapors' effort happens to be for "burnishing SJW credentials" then so be it, at least they're making a difference in the real world.
- mrkgnao 10y agoWhat are their "SJW credentials"?