I am not an Uber fan in terms of their ethics and how they got to where they are. That said I think disrupting taxis was a good thing, for the consumer. The me

I am not an Uber fan in terms of their ethics and how they got to where they are. That said I think disrupting taxis was a good thing, for the consumer. The medallion ponzi scheme is dead. You now know more about your driver, I presume it has made things safer. It has allowed people to do rides as part of the commute they are doing anyway, so probably good for the environment. It has encouraged ride sharing. It may have made some people not buy a car where they would have before, which is probably good. The rideshare is probably a good example of real value being added. A lot of pure "internet only" marketplaces are just seeking rent on some subset of ecommerce. At least Uber added a map, routing, automatic pricing and stuff.