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Regardless of how the numbers compare, if they're bad, shouldn't it be the responsibility of the company to attempt to alleviate the problem (instead of just co
by imtyler 8y ago
Regardless of how the numbers compare, if they're bad, shouldn't it be the responsibility of the company to attempt to alleviate the problem (instead of just covering it up)?
I suppose they could technically do both, but not acknowledging problems of substantial magnitude could be considered endangerment. Like the mayor from Jaws.
- Kalium 8y agoYou're absolutely right! It is beyond any doubt that it is Uber's responsibility to alleviate the problem as best they are able. It may be possible that there could be some reasonable questions around if a publicity blowup is a helpful part of addressing the problem.
- gowld 8y agoWhat if the numbers are not bad -- what if riding an Uber is safer than cab/bus/walking, but there's no way to know because the stats on cab/bus/walking are not known, so people wrongly assume they are lower than Uber's?
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- imtyler 8y agoI just don't think the _possibility_ of a backlash (for defensible numbers, no less) justifies withholding information about personal safety. It's not like we're talking about sales figures, production stats, or other trivial things.
- icebraining 8y agoIf people misread the numbers, for the reasons we've been talking, their reaction might put them in greater danger than currently.
- malandrew 8y agoWhat makes you think they aren't trying to alleviate the problem AND doing what they can to avoid public overreaction? The two aren't mutually exclusive.