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There's a line of reasoning for such a statement: - TK - asshole - doesn't care about legality or ethics - does questionable things to gain an unfair advantage
by Jare 9y ago
There's a line of reasoning for such a statement:
- TK
- asshole
- doesn't care about legality or ethics
- does questionable things to gain an unfair advantage
- company succeeds quickly in the short term
- karma eventually catches up to him
- karma crushes the company
It is very debatable at every point, but it is there.
- Animats 9y agoUber's success rests on three major illegalities - violating labor law by treating drivers as independent contractors while telling them where to go and what to do, operating an unlicensed taxi service, and not doing adequate background checks. It took an asshole to realize that with enough VC funding you could get away with that at scale.[1] [1] http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/11/technology/uber-lawsuits/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/11/technology/uber-lawsuits/ind...