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Not everyone knows what's been going on with Uber lately, though. If you don't read the tech press you might have never seen it, so it's not fair to say the OP

by untog 10y ago

Not everyone knows what's been going on with Uber lately, though. If you don't read the tech press you might have never seen it, so it's not fair to say the OP is endorsing it.

chx 10y ago
Lately? Have you read what I linked? From day 1, Uber has been of utmost evil. This is not new. Even if you somehow manage to convince yourself that weakening the rule of law by deliberately ignoring taxi legislation which has been their business model since they started with UberX is somehow not a big deal, the first time that subprime shit was reported was more than two years ago. Most of the time when I post that Uber is evil, people are quick to downvote. But Uber will fail despite all the stupid fawning. Now it's just a matter of time. You can run from law, you can bribe people to ride with you but eventually the law catches up with you and buries you. In this case, it's going to be Waymo but honestly, something eventually was due to happen. Edit: hello downvoters! Any comments as to where I am wrong? Last time we did this I was told my claims are "baseless". OK, so I reposted my pile of links. What's your excuse this time?
- untog 10y ago
  > Lately? Have you read what I linked? From day 1, Uber has been of utmost evil. This is not new. My point is that the average user of the Uber app is not aware of any of this. They were likely recommended the app by a friend or read a vaguely fawning article in a magazine, or saw an ad online. So it's not fair to say every Uber user endorses their behaviour. They don't know about it.
  - chx 10y ago
    You can't be unaware that Uber is flaunting taxi legislation. That's impossible to miss.
    - untog 10y ago
      Of course you can. How many uninterested people even know what taxi legislation in their city is?
- untog 10y ago
  > Lately? Have you read what I linked? From day 1, Uber has been of utmost evil. This is not new. My point is that the average user of the Uber app is not aware of any of this. They were likely recommended the app by a friend or read a vaguely fawning article in a magazine, or saw an ad online. So it's not fair to say every Uber user endorses their behaviour. They don't know about it.

by untog 10y ago

Not everyone knows what's been going on with Uber lately, though. If you don't read the tech press you might have never seen it, so it's not fair to say the OP is endorsing it.

chx 10y ago

Lately? Have you read what I linked? From day 1, Uber has been of utmost evil. This is not new. Even if you somehow manage to convince yourself that weakening the rule of law by deliberately ignoring taxi legislation which has been their business model since they started with UberX is somehow not a big deal, the first time that subprime shit was reported was more than two years ago. Most of the time when I post that Uber is evil, people are quick to downvote. But Uber will fail despite all the stupid fawning. Now it's just a matter of time. You can run from law, you can bribe people to ride with you but eventually the law catches up with you and buries you. In this case, it's going to be Waymo but honestly, something eventually was due to happen. Edit: hello downvoters! Any comments as to where I am wrong? Last time we did this I was told my claims are "baseless". OK, so I reposted my pile of links. What's your excuse this time?

untog 10y ago
> Lately? Have you read what I linked? From day 1, Uber has been of utmost evil. This is not new. My point is that the average user of the Uber app is not aware of any of this. They were likely recommended the app by a friend or read a vaguely fawning article in a magazine, or saw an ad online. So it's not fair to say every Uber user endorses their behaviour. They don't know about it.
- chx 10y ago
  You can't be unaware that Uber is flaunting taxi legislation. That's impossible to miss.
  - untog 10y ago
    Of course you can. How many uninterested people even know what taxi legislation in their city is?
untog 10y ago
> Lately? Have you read what I linked? From day 1, Uber has been of utmost evil. This is not new. My point is that the average user of the Uber app is not aware of any of this. They were likely recommended the app by a friend or read a vaguely fawning article in a magazine, or saw an ad online. So it's not fair to say every Uber user endorses their behaviour. They don't know about it.