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Holy crap, that has got to be some tasty Kool-Aid. Reading the blog post, it seems curious to me that much of what his startup is predicted on is lack of any k
by redleggedfrog 9y ago
Holy crap, that has got to be some tasty Kool-Aid.
Reading the blog post, it seems curious to me that much of what his startup is predicted on is lack of any kind of governmental oversight, standards, and enforcement. It actually seems to be more taking advantage of an undesirable 3rd world situation than improving it.
- ztjio 9y agoSo ... exactly like Uber in the beginning. Seems reasonable from a business standpoint given the historical precedent there then.
- falcolas 9y agoBut not a very ethical one, or one with great long-term stability. As much as I respect some of Steve Yegge's writing, there's some serious delusion/justification that seems to be going on. "[...] people are generally pretty clever about optimizing their income" is flat out wrong, and to base your view of the morality of an industry on such shaky foundations is a recipe for a rude awakening. People work for Uber because it's a job. Not necessarily because it's a well paying job or a job with anything resembling a future, but it's an easy-to-obtain job.