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> Is Uber the peak of human technology? Sure it is, according to the invisible hand. It pays better than just about any other job you can get working in tech
by ForHackernews 6y ago
> Is Uber the peak of human technology?
Sure it is, according to the invisible hand.
It pays better than just about any other job you can get working in technology. If economics is about how humanity chooses to allocate scarce resources, the peak achievements of human technology are taxi apps and online ads.
- dudeman13 6y agoUsing capitalism to define what is peak human technology or not seems silly to me. Humanity is historically bad at allocating their scarce resources. Faster horses and all that.
- ForHackernews 6y agoIt turns out the true innovation wasn't faster horses at all: it was horses that work as independent contractors and aren't subject to payroll taxes.