This article is ... long. I'm inclined to agree with some of these other comments in the thread, that the innovation of app-ifying taxi services is indeed extr

This article is ... long. I'm inclined to agree with some of these other comments in the thread, that the innovation of app-ifying taxi services is indeed extremely valuable. I suspect most of us that detract from the success of Uber are really more concerned, among other things, about the political means by which they gained their marketshare. The "ask for forgiveness not permission" philosophy and their willingness to ignore existing regulations is, I think, bad form - and the article rightly calls out that they did kind of hijack a techno-libertarian mindset to moralize what they were doing. Still, is it easier for me to safely get home after a happy-hour with some friends? Sure. Am I able to more easily and reliably move about major cities - especially ones without major public transit infrastructure - absolutely. My gripe with Uber today is mostly that they appear to treat their employees like crap, if they consider them "employees" at all. I don't too much care how much they are worth, as I'm not an investor and don't plan to be one. As an aside, this magazine has some ... interesting content. A sampling: https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2019/05/the-new-shame-of-our-cities/ https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2019/05/the-new-shame-of-... https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2019/05/chinas-city-clusters-pioneering-future-mega-urban-governance/ https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2019/05/chinas-city-clust... https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2019/05/houellebecqs-unfinished-critique-of-liberal-modernity/ https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2019/05/houellebecqs-unfi...