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"Bitter" is a strangely ad hominem argument. The thing is that Uber explicitly disclaims responsibility for its drivers in its terms of service. And in court,

"Bitter" is a strangely ad hominem argument. The thing is that Uber explicitly disclaims responsibility for its drivers in its terms of service. And in court, when an Uber driver is accused of a crime, Uber maintains it's not responsible. Eg.: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a242e2ad2fab4f57805aa047f8c06434/fine-print-says-riders-cant-blame-uber-unsafe-drivers http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a242e2ad2fab4f57805aa047f8c06... It's inconsistent to credit Uber with positive outcomes and not negative ones.

lend000 10y ago
> It's inconsistent to credit Uber with positive outcomes and not negative ones. The world is not so black and white my friend. Uber is most definitely credited with both negative and positive outcomes; however, 'an Uber driver is accused of a crime' is not a good example, as such an accusation does not reflect on Uber anymore than you being accused of committing a crime reflects on your employer, assuming you work for a large company. If, however, there was an example that read 'Uber drivers commit crimes on the job at a statistically significant rate compared to taxis, Lyft, etc.,' then we have a means to blame the platform itself. Or in the case of the sexual harassment allegations, if this is a systemic problem at high levels of leadership, then that's a major, blameworthy issue.