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I don't think it's morally wrong to take a cheap taxi ride subsidized by speculators. I don't care if the model is sustainable since I get all my value immediat

• vwcx 10y ago
  Exactly. Other than the moral-environmental issue of the subsidy encouraging me to take more short trips, thus increasing my footprint...
• rrdharan 10y ago
  I think there can still be a moral component, if you know that they are enacting and perpetrating a vicious cycle that will lead to the depletion of public transit: http://www.slate.com/articles/business/metropolis/2016/12/cities_are_cutting_transportation_service_because_they_think_uber_will_fill.html http://www.slate.com/articles/business/metropolis/2016/12/ci...
• geofft 10y ago
  What about the opportunity cost of driving more sustainable competition (whether that's better taxis, direct competitors, or public transit) out of business? Uber doesn't exist in a vacuum.
  • robotresearcher 10y ago
    That's an interesting point. In the long term I think there will always be a need for the service so when a loss leader goes out of business someone will step up. Public transit has existed alongside taxis for hundreds of years. Uber won't kill transit.
• chinathrow 10y ago
  > The way Uber treats its people is a separate issue. Why should that be the case? If you know one part of company X is against your interest, why support revenue of said company at all then?
  • robotresearcher 10y ago
    You misunderstand. I don't use uber because of their people policies. I would use them if they treated people better. And I would enjoy the subsidy.