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I don't live in SV because I didn't want to be in a bubble. I made that choice 15 years ago. You seem to have it all figured out, including how Uber has brain

I don't live in SV because I didn't want to be in a bubble. I made that choice 15 years ago. You seem to have it all figured out, including how Uber has brainwashed me and how the only imaginable scenarios are the ones you've written. > Woman beats her husband regularly for years. Eventually, he gets up the gumption to ditch her. When he tells her he's done, she bursts into tears and promises between sobs that she'll get help and do better. You buy that, too? Would I stay if I were the guy? Probably not. As a 3rd party, I'd certainly support the woman's admission of guilt and her effort to get help. What kind of society would we be if we did not have services to support people who sought help? Again, if you only seek perfection in CEOs, you're going to end up with better liars.

throwanem 10y ago
Well, again, I did define option A as this and option B as everything else. That wasn't by accident. You're doing the same thing, too, but on the sly. Don't think I didn't see you palm the card: > Again, if you only seek perfection in CEOs Don't you think it's a bit of a stretch to characterize Kalanick as merely less than perfect? Not that you're wrong in so doing, exactly, but it does seem to take the principle of charity to a pathological extreme. You might have a point here, if we weren't discussing someone who has such a long record, both personally and on the collective part of the company for which he is ultimately responsible, of bad behavior. But we are.
- unityByFreedom 10y ago
  > Don't you think it's a bit of a stretch to characterize Kalanick as merely less than perfect? Not really, no. I doubt he is the worst CEO. The scandals you're referring to are all one-sided and haven't yet come before an arbiter. I think Uber is unpopular among their drivers and customers, and that's a pretty big problem, but, the CEO hasn't been convicted of anything. In 2005, a video of this nature would have had to show a CEO striking the driver in order to get a public outcry. In 2017, one says "bullshit" to an employee and everyone freaks out. The pitchfork party is a bit over the top, in my opinion, and not productive.

throwanem 10y ago

Well, again, I did define option A as this and option B as everything else. That wasn't by accident. You're doing the same thing, too, but on the sly. Don't think I didn't see you palm the card: > Again, if you only seek perfection in CEOs Don't you think it's a bit of a stretch to characterize Kalanick as merely less than perfect? Not that you're wrong in so doing, exactly, but it does seem to take the principle of charity to a pathological extreme. You might have a point here, if we weren't discussing someone who has such a long record, both personally and on the collective part of the company for which he is ultimately responsible, of bad behavior. But we are.

unityByFreedom 10y ago
> Don't you think it's a bit of a stretch to characterize Kalanick as merely less than perfect? Not really, no. I doubt he is the worst CEO. The scandals you're referring to are all one-sided and haven't yet come before an arbiter. I think Uber is unpopular among their drivers and customers, and that's a pretty big problem, but, the CEO hasn't been convicted of anything. In 2005, a video of this nature would have had to show a CEO striking the driver in order to get a public outcry. In 2017, one says "bullshit" to an employee and everyone freaks out. The pitchfork party is a bit over the top, in my opinion, and not productive.