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It is no coincidence that Techcrunch loves writing negative articles about Uber almost weekly now.... It draws in page views which equals ad revenue from the co
by nodesocket 10y ago
It is no coincidence that Techcrunch loves writing negative articles about Uber almost weekly now.... It draws in page views which equals ad revenue from the constantly outraged.
- dave5104 10y agoMaybe Uber should stop doing negative things then.
- nodesocket 10y agoYou think the same about United and now American? Perhaps it just that the outraged minority now have a louder voice. There is a financial benefit for them writing negative articles, outrage/scandal draws in viewers.
- matt4077 10y agoNot op, but: > You think the same about United... Yes. > ...and now American? Dunno, haven't heard of it. Probably. > Perhaps it just that the outraged minority now have a louder voice. I don't understand the mechanism you're proposing? You're insinuating that this "minority" is today no larger than it was for...similar scandals in the past, I guess? Then why would readership for news about said scandals rise? How does loudness factor into this? Does Uber go to 11? Anyway, you're wrong on the simplest of facts. It's not a minority: "Pollsters found generally negative attitudes toward United, with 47 percent viewing it unfavorably. Twenty-three percent see the airline favorably." (http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/aviation/329687-poll-voters-prefer-united-airlines-to-trump http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/aviation/329687-pol...) > There is a financial benefit for them writing negative articles, outrage/scandal draws in viewers. And to think that for centuries, we trusted journalists without ever noticing that they were paid (paid!) to write what they write. It's basically corruption! And now that I think of it, I can no longer trust the baker! That corrupt flour-power-wannabe is taking money to make bread!
- metaphorm 10y ago> I can no longer trust the baker! That corrupt flour-power-wannabe is taking money to make bread! you jest now, but in past eras there was SIGNIFICANT political conflict about the role millers and bakers played in distribution of grain resources.
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- dave5104 10y agoYes, absolutely. I do in fact think United should not be directing law enforcement to drag their customers off their planes. I haven't heard of American being in the news lately--so can't comment on any wrongdoing that they've been up to.
- Neliquat 10y agoYou know it can be both...
- dave5104 10y agoSure, I wouldn't be surprised if some reporter at TechCrunch had a vendetta against Uber. But I have been barely getting much of my Uber news from TechCrunch lately. So either the entire tech media has a vendetta against Uber, or it's not both.
- jbreckmckye 10y agoI have a vendetta against Uber too: they keep getting away with murder.
- matt4077 10y agoHow terrible terrible the news media has become, writing about things that happen, and that happen to interest people. Personally, I only read things that I don't want to read, and the options are really getting thin these days.