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> I'm not so sure that as a society we should be rewarding people with drive like this "Mr. Kalanick, 40, is driven to the point that he must win at whatever he
by ForHackernews 10y ago
> I'm not so sure that as a society we should be rewarding people with drive like this "Mr. Kalanick, 40, is driven to the point that he must win at whatever he puts his mind to and at whatever cost".
I hope he loses big. Losing everything because of a sociopathic drive to win? That's the stuff of classical tragedy.
- pavlov 10y agoThe American obsession with winning has definitely jumped the shark with Kalanick and Trump. At least I'm getting tired of all this "winning".
- sandworm101 10y agoNote that it isnt about doing well or making money. "Winning" requires competition, an enemy to destroy. Uber's approach is similar to napster's: damage the entrenched busines model (taxis) at all costs. These people will let thier companies burn so long as the enemy burns a tiny bit more. On the other side are lots of destoyed lives (drivers and investors) but the men on top are still "winning" thier silly game.