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As an Uber employee, I respectfully disagree. I'd rather work on an improved and changed Uber than work on forcing ads and propaganda down people's throats.

659087 9y ago
You say that like those are the only options. They may unfortunately be the most common, but outside of the Silicon Valley brogrammer bubble there are companies working on real problems, and not just trying to expand corporate mass surveillance while patting themselves on the back for "changing the world".
- misun78 9y ago
  If you have any desire to buy a house without a crushing commute in the bay area, FANGs are the only other alternative. At this point, almost all the enablers of this culture -- up to the CEO -- have been wiped out of the company. Dara has no intentions of continuing any of this. Given this change, would you rather see me work on shoving ads down your throats or work at one of few companies in silicon valley that actually bridges the digital-real life gap and makes an impact enabling better transportation across the globe?
  - 659087 9y ago
    I assume you're forgetting the incident where Uber started following users around even when they weren't on a trip? Also, take note of the fact that I said "outside of the Silicon Valley bubble". Believe it or not, there are other places on earth with companies that employ tech workers.
  - watwut 9y ago
    "If you have any desire to buy a house without a crushing commute in the bay area, FANGs are the only other alternative." Meanwhile, ethical people either commute, don't buy house or work elsewhere. You are talking about it as if house in the most expensive city was some kind of entitlement or absolute need that absolves one of any ethical considerations. For that matter, neither does "I want fun work". Meanwhile, thread about low paid workers being priced out of any living is full of people blaming them for pretty much everything.
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cabaalis 9y ago
I appreciate your sentiment, but many other people are wanting to know why there has not been significant punishment levied for the sins of the past.
- misun78 9y ago
  If it helps, Uber is under several investigations for the sins of the past. To some extent, users voting with their dollars has also hurt Uber. Which brings to my last point that the most damaging aspect about all of this is that there is no reason for Uber to have acted like this. In the end we have built a service that’s helped countless people and the paranoia that Travis exhibited was completely misguided imo

659087 9y ago

You say that like those are the only options. They may unfortunately be the most common, but outside of the Silicon Valley brogrammer bubble there are companies working on real problems, and not just trying to expand corporate mass surveillance while patting themselves on the back for "changing the world".

misun78 9y ago
If you have any desire to buy a house without a crushing commute in the bay area, FANGs are the only other alternative. At this point, almost all the enablers of this culture -- up to the CEO -- have been wiped out of the company. Dara has no intentions of continuing any of this. Given this change, would you rather see me work on shoving ads down your throats or work at one of few companies in silicon valley that actually bridges the digital-real life gap and makes an impact enabling better transportation across the globe?
- 659087 9y ago
  I assume you're forgetting the incident where Uber started following users around even when they weren't on a trip? Also, take note of the fact that I said "outside of the Silicon Valley bubble". Believe it or not, there are other places on earth with companies that employ tech workers.
- watwut 9y ago
  "If you have any desire to buy a house without a crushing commute in the bay area, FANGs are the only other alternative." Meanwhile, ethical people either commute, don't buy house or work elsewhere. You are talking about it as if house in the most expensive city was some kind of entitlement or absolute need that absolves one of any ethical considerations. For that matter, neither does "I want fun work". Meanwhile, thread about low paid workers being priced out of any living is full of people blaming them for pretty much everything.
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cabaalis 9y ago

I appreciate your sentiment, but many other people are wanting to know why there has not been significant punishment levied for the sins of the past.

misun78 9y ago
If it helps, Uber is under several investigations for the sins of the past. To some extent, users voting with their dollars has also hurt Uber. Which brings to my last point that the most damaging aspect about all of this is that there is no reason for Uber to have acted like this. In the end we have built a service that’s helped countless people and the paranoia that Travis exhibited was completely misguided imo