Uber is not immune to societal change, they fully embrace this, like any company must if they want long term success. Every corporation seeks to maximize profi

Uber is not immune to societal change, they fully embrace this, like any company must if they want long term success. Every corporation seeks to maximize profits. They may make investments, but every company expects a positive return on those investments in the long term. I think we are responsible for our own actions. No one forced this driver to use Uber. Uber and Lyft always had very open relationship in the sense that drivers routinely double dipped in the pool without legal issues. There is absolutely no expectation that the terms under which the drivers are operating are set in stone and they aren't going to change in the future. You have to look at things within the legal framework. $97k is a lot of money and people sue for much much less. That driver probably had no case at all.