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Does anybody else find the Tweet response from Dara Khosrowshahi deeply childish? The in-depth response from Jonathan Hall is, whether you consider it to be bia

Does anybody else find the Tweet response from Dara Khosrowshahi deeply childish? The in-depth response from Jonathan Hall is, whether you consider it to be biased or not, a well-researched, calm and explained piece of peer-review, but the CEO's tweet is pathetic and kitsch: "MIT = Mathematically Incompetent Theories (at least as it pertains to ride-sharing)"? Is that the level of communication that we expect from our leaders now? I've always held an image of the character that CEOs of large corporations strive towards as reasoned, rational and "stately", at least in their public role. This sounds like the outburst of a petulant adolescent, and is disturbingly reminiscent of a certain presidential figure. Is this a consequence of some societal shift towards communicating at the lowest possible denominator, or do I just have an overly conservative view of what is expected from people in those positions?

crankylinuxuser 9y ago
Well, it does go along with the recent decorum change with respect to "bigger buttons" and the like. Stately speaking has hit a new low. It's no surprise that CEOs and politicians alike are picking up on what I call Idiocracy-speech. There was a video a few years ago published on youtube by CCP Grey called "This video will make you angry". It explains how angry memes spread faster, and are more durable than other types. I'd surmise that this is true.
m52go 9y ago
You didn't cite the whole tweet. The real tweet is a bit longer, cites analysis written by Uber, and in context, does not come across as childish: MIT = Mathematically Incompetent Theories (at least as it pertains to ride-sharing). @techreview report differs markedly from other academic studies and @TheRideshareGuy recent survey. Our analysis: [https://t.co/S2aAqCuDR0 https://t.co/S2aAqCuDR0] https://twitter.com/dkhos/status/969805860594581509 https://twitter.com/dkhos/status/969805860594581509
- gearhart 9y ago
  I apologise, that's totally true. I did cite only the bit that jumped out at me, and my implication that it was the whole tweet does make it seem worse than it was, but I would disagree that the context redeems the statement.
  - wcr3 9y ago
    No need to apologize/backpedal re: the equally childish "your opinion's wrong because mine's right."
- 2muchcoffeeman 9y ago
  It’s still childish. It’s the same as writing ‘Micro$oft’. Might be funny if you’re having beers with your mates. Otherwise just refute the claim with better data.
dlwdlw 9y ago
Whatever it is you should accept that it is. If you immediately take the moral high ground and deny that what is IS you contribute to the problem of robbing people of their voice by deeming their thoughts or their way of thinking as wrong. Such judgment immediately closes the potential for dialogue. Take certain men coming out in women's defense but then being lambasted as hypocritical because he himself had some less serious offenses. This attitude alienates men and causes a defensive reaction. Instead of attacking the real problem which is a culture problem that affects men and women the individual human is attacked. This is no way for change. It marginalizes opinions that fester until they become worse. Do we dehumanize those who would dehumanize others? No. Because acceptance of the humanity of others and ourselves is the only way to break cycles of hate.

crankylinuxuser 9y ago

Well, it does go along with the recent decorum change with respect to "bigger buttons" and the like. Stately speaking has hit a new low. It's no surprise that CEOs and politicians alike are picking up on what I call Idiocracy-speech. There was a video a few years ago published on youtube by CCP Grey called "This video will make you angry". It explains how angry memes spread faster, and are more durable than other types. I'd surmise that this is true.

m52go 9y ago

You didn't cite the whole tweet. The real tweet is a bit longer, cites analysis written by Uber, and in context, does not come across as childish: MIT = Mathematically Incompetent Theories (at least as it pertains to ride-sharing). @techreview report differs markedly from other academic studies and @TheRideshareGuy recent survey. Our analysis: [https://t.co/S2aAqCuDR0 https://t.co/S2aAqCuDR0] https://twitter.com/dkhos/status/969805860594581509 https://twitter.com/dkhos/status/969805860594581509

gearhart 9y ago
I apologise, that's totally true. I did cite only the bit that jumped out at me, and my implication that it was the whole tweet does make it seem worse than it was, but I would disagree that the context redeems the statement.
- wcr3 9y ago
  No need to apologize/backpedal re: the equally childish "your opinion's wrong because mine's right."
2muchcoffeeman 9y ago
It’s still childish. It’s the same as writing ‘Micro$oft’. Might be funny if you’re having beers with your mates. Otherwise just refute the claim with better data.

dlwdlw 9y ago

Whatever it is you should accept that it is. If you immediately take the moral high ground and deny that what is IS you contribute to the problem of robbing people of their voice by deeming their thoughts or their way of thinking as wrong. Such judgment immediately closes the potential for dialogue. Take certain men coming out in women's defense but then being lambasted as hypocritical because he himself had some less serious offenses. This attitude alienates men and causes a defensive reaction. Instead of attacking the real problem which is a culture problem that affects men and women the individual human is attacked. This is no way for change. It marginalizes opinions that fester until they become worse. Do we dehumanize those who would dehumanize others? No. Because acceptance of the humanity of others and ourselves is the only way to break cycles of hate.