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I don't see how any of what you said applies to the current story. We don't know whether the driver has financial problems or not. On the surface, it seems lik

I don't see how any of what you said applies to the current story. We don't know whether the driver has financial problems or not. On the surface, it seems likely that the driver is simply an unethical person who is abusing his customers' trust for money and/or fame.

michelledepeil 8y ago
I feel some very valid assumptions about an uber driver were made in the initial comment, that might explain this behaviour. These comments were made with regards to his income situation. I agree with you though that it might not be for making money, but just because the driver is a morally bad individual. A much more likely scenario than him being a bad actor is that he might've thought he had found a hole in the market that would bring him 15 minutes of fame, and that's where his rational and moral thoughts went out the window.
DoreenMichele 8y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17583690 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17583690 My dad was a veteran with shrapnel in one eye that made him unable to purchase additional life insurance and it caused blind spells that left him intermittently unemployed for months at a time. I've had a class on Homelessness and Public Policy. I know something about both veterans and homelessness. (For those not bothering to click on the link above, veterans are over-represented amongst the homeless.) Veterans tend to be proud people. They may not tell you how maimed their military career left them and it may not be obvious why they can't get a better job. I also don't see where the article made any effort whatsoever to understand why he has chosen to do such a thing. So perhaps you don't see how my remark applies to the current story because the current story would like to vilify him while glossing over the context in which this is occurring.
DanBC 8y ago
> it seems likely that the driver is simply an unethical person See also the Conjunction fallacy / Linda Problem: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-superhuman-mind/201611/linda-the-bank-teller-case-revisited https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-superhuman-mind/...

michelledepeil 8y ago

I feel some very valid assumptions about an uber driver were made in the initial comment, that might explain this behaviour. These comments were made with regards to his income situation. I agree with you though that it might not be for making money, but just because the driver is a morally bad individual. A much more likely scenario than him being a bad actor is that he might've thought he had found a hole in the market that would bring him 15 minutes of fame, and that's where his rational and moral thoughts went out the window.

DoreenMichele 8y ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17583690 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17583690 My dad was a veteran with shrapnel in one eye that made him unable to purchase additional life insurance and it caused blind spells that left him intermittently unemployed for months at a time. I've had a class on Homelessness and Public Policy. I know something about both veterans and homelessness. (For those not bothering to click on the link above, veterans are over-represented amongst the homeless.) Veterans tend to be proud people. They may not tell you how maimed their military career left them and it may not be obvious why they can't get a better job. I also don't see where the article made any effort whatsoever to understand why he has chosen to do such a thing. So perhaps you don't see how my remark applies to the current story because the current story would like to vilify him while glossing over the context in which this is occurring.

DanBC 8y ago

> it seems likely that the driver is simply an unethical person See also the Conjunction fallacy / Linda Problem: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-superhuman-mind/201611/linda-the-bank-teller-case-revisited https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-superhuman-mind/...