Haters gonna hate. I think you're arguing from a very narrow perspective, the vast, vast majority of Uber's users wouldn't know a "valley company" if it walked

Haters gonna hate. I think you're arguing from a very narrow perspective, the vast, vast majority of Uber's users wouldn't know a "valley company" if it walked up an introduced it self, much less "love to hate" it. You're right that surge pricing is a counterintuitive concept for many people to accept, and it's a major gamble, but let's not confuse the HN filter bubble with the millions of people who actually use, and keep using, Uber.