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Perhaps the 'real people in the real world' would be offended and stop using Uber if they knew of Kalanick and his team's doings, not the least of which has bee

Perhaps the 'real people in the real world' would be offended and stop using Uber if they knew of Kalanick and his team's doings, not the least of which has been the intimidation and attempt to discredit a rape victim. EDIT: I appear to be mis-remembering Uber's actions - they did not initially share their denial of the victim's experiences with her, per the accounts I've found. In this setting, 'intimidation' may be too strong a word.

adjkant 9y ago
+1 to this, most people have no idea of the laundry list of terrible things Uber did.
kinkrtyavimoodh 9y ago
This keeps coming up. Uber did not intimidate the rape victim.
- Ppw24 9y ago
  We know they obtained her medical records in an attempt to discredit her, and Travis knew. https://www.recode.net/2017/6/7/15754316/uber-executive-india-assault-rape-medical-records https://www.recode.net/2017/6/7/15754316/uber-executive-indi... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/07/uber-executive-fired-eric-alexander-rape-case-india https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/07/uber-exec... That alone should disqualify Kalanick from serving as CEO. Instead of firing the executive who took the records immediately, he gave his implicit approval by considering the records.
Consultant32452 9y ago
>Perhaps the 'real people in the real world' would be offended and stop using Uber if they knew of Kalanick and his team's doings I haven't stopped using them. But then, I buy Apple products manufactured with suicidal slave labor, use fossil fuels in my car, eat meat, etc. I suspect you probably do plenty of things that are someone else's pet issue too. WRT Uber I have some minimal faith left in "the system" that whatever legal issues need to be taken care of will. In the meantime, I will continue to use products and services that provide a good value in my life.

adjkant 9y ago

+1 to this, most people have no idea of the laundry list of terrible things Uber did.

kinkrtyavimoodh 9y ago

This keeps coming up. Uber did not intimidate the rape victim.

Ppw24 9y ago
We know they obtained her medical records in an attempt to discredit her, and Travis knew. https://www.recode.net/2017/6/7/15754316/uber-executive-india-assault-rape-medical-records https://www.recode.net/2017/6/7/15754316/uber-executive-indi... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/07/uber-executive-fired-eric-alexander-rape-case-india https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/07/uber-exec... That alone should disqualify Kalanick from serving as CEO. Instead of firing the executive who took the records immediately, he gave his implicit approval by considering the records.

Consultant32452 9y ago

>Perhaps the 'real people in the real world' would be offended and stop using Uber if they knew of Kalanick and his team's doings I haven't stopped using them. But then, I buy Apple products manufactured with suicidal slave labor, use fossil fuels in my car, eat meat, etc. I suspect you probably do plenty of things that are someone else's pet issue too. WRT Uber I have some minimal faith left in "the system" that whatever legal issues need to be taken care of will. In the meantime, I will continue to use products and services that provide a good value in my life.