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I can see why they deleted it, it's extremely cringey.

craigvn 12y ago
And possibly trying to whitewash their history.
waterlesscloud 12y ago
I think their post (also now deleted) inferring a connection between welfare checks and spikes in prostitution might have been even more cringey. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827195709/http://blog.uber.com/2011/09/13/uberdata-how-prostitution-and-alcohol-make-uber-better/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140827195709/http://blog.uber.... Note that both of these posts had been up for years and only disappeared in the last few days.
- JeremyMorgan 12y ago
  Someone signed up at reputation.com
- karissa 12y ago
  even more cringey is the original title of the post which you can see in the url: "uberdata-how-prostitution-and-alcohol-make-uber-better/"
- bmm6o 12y ago
  What's strange to me about that one is the results aren't drawn from Uber data at all. It's just crime statistics broken down by day.
- wtbob 12y ago
  Cringey, or true?
  - potatolicious 12y ago
    It can be both, like the annoying coworker who won't shut up about how much sex he had over the weekend, or the guy who raves about his favorite scotch at an AA meeting. A correct observation does not shield it from being inappropriate or in poor taste.
cbd1984 12y ago
Is it cringey because of the data they present, or because of the conclusions they draw from that data?
- deleted 12y ago
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- eli 12y ago
  I think probably the language and tone of the post more than either the data or the conclusions.
  - cbd1984 12y ago
    Interesting. In the more socially-aware fora I'm familiar with, what's called "tone policing" or "tone trolling" is seen as a major faux pas, an aggressive act designed to shut people out of the conversation.
    - eli 12y ago
      Don't mean to offend anyone, but I think tone is usually the cause for something sounding "cringey"
    - wutbrodo 12y ago
      Are you implying you agree with that? I always thought that accusations of tone policing was the most childish thing about that kind of forum/community.
clarkm 12y ago
Why? Do you find OkCupid's blog posts cringey too?
- mikeash 12y ago
  Sex is OkCupid's business, while it's not Uber's business. And yes, a lot of people find fault with their blog posts too. You'll see lots of comments like that on any related HN submission.
  - roywiggins 12y ago
    I never minded OkCupid because it's sort of a game anyway. It's all online, and whether you meet someone there or not is up to you to tell OkCupid. Uber is mining information about people's movements in the real world, which feels ickier.

And possibly trying to whitewash their history.

I think their post (also now deleted) inferring a connection between welfare checks and spikes in prostitution might have been even more cringey. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827195709/http://blog.uber.com/2011/09/13/uberdata-how-prostitution-and-alcohol-make-uber-better/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140827195709/http://blog.uber.... Note that both of these posts had been up for years and only disappeared in the last few days.

JeremyMorgan 12y ago
Someone signed up at reputation.com
karissa 12y ago
even more cringey is the original title of the post which you can see in the url: "uberdata-how-prostitution-and-alcohol-make-uber-better/"
bmm6o 12y ago
What's strange to me about that one is the results aren't drawn from Uber data at all. It's just crime statistics broken down by day.
wtbob 12y ago
Cringey, or true?
- potatolicious 12y ago
  It can be both, like the annoying coworker who won't shut up about how much sex he had over the weekend, or the guy who raves about his favorite scotch at an AA meeting. A correct observation does not shield it from being inappropriate or in poor taste.

cbd1984 12y ago

Is it cringey because of the data they present, or because of the conclusions they draw from that data?

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eli 12y ago
I think probably the language and tone of the post more than either the data or the conclusions.
- cbd1984 12y ago
  Interesting. In the more socially-aware fora I'm familiar with, what's called "tone policing" or "tone trolling" is seen as a major faux pas, an aggressive act designed to shut people out of the conversation.
  - eli 12y ago
    Don't mean to offend anyone, but I think tone is usually the cause for something sounding "cringey"
  - wutbrodo 12y ago
    Are you implying you agree with that? I always thought that accusations of tone policing was the most childish thing about that kind of forum/community.

clarkm 12y ago

Why? Do you find OkCupid's blog posts cringey too?

mikeash 12y ago
Sex is OkCupid's business, while it's not Uber's business. And yes, a lot of people find fault with their blog posts too. You'll see lots of comments like that on any related HN submission.
- roywiggins 12y ago
  I never minded OkCupid because it's sort of a game anyway. It's all online, and whether you meet someone there or not is up to you to tell OkCupid. Uber is mining information about people's movements in the real world, which feels ickier.