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Sure, Uber may have broken the law (or evaded it); however, just because a law exists, doesn't make it correct. We should also question if the law should be the

• ithinkinstereo 9y ago
  I see, and understand, the point you're making. But we do have established channels and processes for amending the law. If you decide not to go through these formal means, and favor an approach that directly violates said laws, you'll have to suffer the consequences. Just because we hate the "taxi cartel" and just because Uber provides an easy-to-use, convenient service, does not justify their actions. As a community, I think we really need to reexamine the whole "break things" and "ask forgiveness, not permission" culture that YC and the rest of the SV has endorsed as normal, operating procedure. It's gotten to the point where if you're not willing to bend and break rules, that's seen as some sort of weakness. Remember, rule of law, is the bedrock of a democratic civil-society. To erode that foundation, is to welcome a whole spate of nastiness that I know none of us want.