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Sure, and if any of those cities all the sudden decided to no longer produce domestic product, that would be a big risk to the US.

• imgabe 7y ago
  The GDP is a measure of all economic activity. I'd say there's a far greater risk that NYC might outlaw ride-sharing specifically, rather than, you know, suddenly decide to stop engaging in commerce altogether.
  • jetrink 7y ago
    That is exactly his point.
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  • fgonzag 7y ago
    I think he's trying to state how unlikely that scenario is (compared to how relatively easy it is to ban Uber)
• thanatropism 7y ago
  He's saying: this is why Uber city-ridership as a Zipf law with alpha = X: the economy has a Zipf law with alpha = X. You're saying: this value of alpha presents a concentration of risk for Uber. Yes, you're both saying things that aren't false.