It's the "do something illegal that people really want, then force politicians to rewrite laws or face the ire of their constituents" business model. Not sure i

It's the "do something illegal that people really want, then force politicians to rewrite laws or face the ire of their constituents" business model. Not sure if that's unethical or bold. When it comes to taxi laws, I view the laws as unethical, and challenging them as bold. OTOH, I see hotel laws as providing a necessary constraint on the cost of housing. It worked as the foundation for several now big startups, but was the perhaps ethical breaking of said rules some kind of gateway drug to unethical behavior? Kinda looks that way in Uber and AirBNB's case. And then again breaking perceived rules, ideas like Big Oil will be here forever or you have to be a defense firm to get a rocket launch contract, is bold and lucrative (or apparently future-lucrative). There is a fine line between bold and foolish.