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We can't philosophically disprove it. But Occam's razor applied to the behavioural evidence suggests Uber thinks surge pricing is fantastic, and keeping it in p
by davidgerard 12y ago
We can't philosophically disprove it. But Occam's razor applied to the behavioural evidence suggests Uber thinks surge pricing is fantastic, and keeping it in place during crises is corporate policy unless and until there's a media backlash large enough for it to actually get through their thick skulls that people are pissed off.
- dllthomas 12y agoPresuming Uber thinks surge pricing is fantastic, wouldn't it be all the more likely they wouldn't build in a mechanism to disable it at the drop of a hat?
- davidgerard 12y agoPossibly. But it's a red herring considering the issue is moral culpability and whether their behaviour is socially acceptable.
- dllthomas 12y agoTheir behavior, at this point, was "pay drivers out of their own pocket to help get people away from the emergency". It's hard to call that "socially unacceptable". It arguably took longer than it should have, but it takes time to make decisions in any large company. Hopefully they will learn from the experience, get better plans in place, and clarify policies for the future.