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Why does 'the symbol' matter more than Uber's continual disregard for law and regulation around the world?
by mmel 9y ago
Why does 'the symbol' matter more than Uber's continual disregard for law and regulation around the world?
- d--b 9y agoI am not saying they shouldn't have banned Uber, I'm saying the article has a point when they say that such moves have an impact on the cultural environment, and that it can be detrimental to the overall startup ecosystem in the UK.
- Grue3 9y ago>disregard for law and regulation around the world The same laws and regulations that just so happen to keep disadvantaged populations from moving up the social strata. How convenient. Uber might suck, but the regulations that deny poor people access to transport are much worse.
- zimpenfish 9y agoPlease don't try and use "poor people need Uber for jobs" when it's well known that one of Uber's goals is elimination of those human drivers to drive costs down. They are nothing more than a pawn in this game (and they deserve better.)
- Grue3 9y agoI thought I was pretty clear that I'm not talking about Uber drivers, but Uber passengers. It's clear that this job will cease to exist at some point. However the need to commute will always be relevant. Consider that the same organizations that lobby against Uber today would lobby twice as hard against self-driving taxis. And it's not because they're "unsafe".
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