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I follow the tech news a bit more than the average person (but perhaps about average for the HN crowd), and my opinion of his leadership really couldn't be lowe

I follow the tech news a bit more than the average person (but perhaps about average for the HN crowd), and my opinion of his leadership really couldn't be lower. Perhaps it's lower than Uber itself though as well because while I have little to no respect for the Uber culture, I generally agree that actions like theirs in the rideshare space, despite being heavy handed and pushy, spur innovation and put regulators on the defensive, which in turn forces regulators to adapt faster than they normally would--like a forest fire can lead to a stronger ecosystem.

mola 6y ago
Such a darwinistic approach to policy. A failed business model artificially injected with tons of money wastes time and energy of the regulator which could be spent on actual real problems and not made up ones created by an agglomeration of dumb money with monopolistic long term goals (that are the only thing which can make this "ride-sharing" business feasible.) This is not a forest fire, it's a nuclear reactor breach caused by greedy and irresponsible leaders.