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> but a constant stream of mischief and abuse stories coming for the past few years... that's just how Uber rolls So if some piece of information is repeated e

by mbel 9y ago

> but a constant stream of mischief and abuse stories coming for the past few years... that's just how Uber rolls So if some piece of information is repeated enough times it is definitely true? I don't want to defend Uber here, I just think that your reasoning in this sentence is flawed.

TeMPOraL 9y ago
I didn't mean repeating the same piece of information, I meant that each story was about some new mischief. Tax issues, employee vs contractor, operating illegally, price changes, uninsured drivers, spying on journalists, threatening journalists, sabotaging competition... that's just few old stories off the top of my head.
frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
>In the U.S. alone, the company is involved in 173 lawsuits http://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-dont-buy-into-uber-myths http://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-dont-b... They've even got a wikipedia page dedicated just to their legal problems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber_protests_and_legal_actions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber_protests_and_legal_action... At a certain point I think we should probably accept that it's not a great company.
- bmelton 9y ago
  Not trying to defend Uber here, but no individual legal allegation is proof of guilt. Mathematically, if every allegation holds zero proof of guilt, then in aggregate, even 173 allegations sum to zero proof of guilt. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14123332 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14123332
  - toomuchtodo 9y ago
    They are an org of unethical people doing unethical and illegal things. The sooner Uber implodes, the better for the world as a whole.
    - baddox 9y ago
      But again, that's just a restatement of accusations, not evidence.
jressey 9y ago
This is an intentionally obtuse position. The quoted commenter is referring to distinct events, not repetition of a single event.

by mbel 9y ago

TeMPOraL 9y ago

I didn't mean repeating the same piece of information, I meant that each story was about some new mischief. Tax issues, employee vs contractor, operating illegally, price changes, uninsured drivers, spying on journalists, threatening journalists, sabotaging competition... that's just few old stories off the top of my head.

frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago

>In the U.S. alone, the company is involved in 173 lawsuits http://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-dont-buy-into-uber-myths http://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-dont-b... They've even got a wikipedia page dedicated just to their legal problems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber_protests_and_legal_actions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber_protests_and_legal_action... At a certain point I think we should probably accept that it's not a great company.

bmelton 9y ago
Not trying to defend Uber here, but no individual legal allegation is proof of guilt. Mathematically, if every allegation holds zero proof of guilt, then in aggregate, even 173 allegations sum to zero proof of guilt. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14123332 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14123332
- toomuchtodo 9y ago
  They are an org of unethical people doing unethical and illegal things. The sooner Uber implodes, the better for the world as a whole.
  - baddox 9y ago
    But again, that's just a restatement of accusations, not evidence.

jressey 9y ago

This is an intentionally obtuse position. The quoted commenter is referring to distinct events, not repetition of a single event.