I think "fake it till you make it" is a proven, successful marketing strategy aimed at bringing actual business later on. When investors bring money they don't

I think "fake it till you make it" is a proven, successful marketing strategy aimed at bringing actual business later on. When investors bring money they don't necessarily need to have profits immediately, it is ok to risk some of it for promise of future benefits (that is very definition of investing). I understand subsidizing rides might be questionable way of doing this, but do not mistake it for invalid business model. Employing children from poor asian countries to produce clothes you are selling is questionable but it sure as hell is profitable unless we collectively decide to make it unprofitable by outlawing or penalizing it in some other way. In the end, if we think rides should not be subsidized or maybe drivers should be paid enough to have a living there is nothing stopping us from electing reputable representatives that can be trusted to do just that.