Uber doesn't deserve any automatic sympathy or boosterism just because they're a "disruptive" company with ties to investors who happen to be associated with th

Uber doesn't deserve any automatic sympathy or boosterism just because they're a "disruptive" company with ties to investors who happen to be associated with the Silicon Valley startup scene. Heck, for a lot of people (not me, but much of the population), that alone is a reason to be suspicious of them or dislike them. Presenting that as a reason to be uncritical of them just fuels that distrust, and risks extending that distrust to other, similar companies who don't deserve it. One bad actor can make everyone look bad.