Hm - ya, I guess I didn't make it clear enough but I think Uber is net-positive to society, to be sure, no questions asked. How many businesses in the past 30 y

Hm - ya, I guess I didn't make it clear enough but I think Uber is net-positive to society, to be sure, no questions asked. How many businesses in the past 30 years have created that many $25-$35/hour jobs that allow for huge flexibility to the workforce while simultaneously fulfilling a huge consumer need? Not more than a few, and I think they are all awesome. This all was more just a thought-experiment and an attempt to draw a connection I found interesting, but not something I necessarily believe at all - see my "Note on Uber" towards the end of the post: "Note on Uber: I think Uber is a great business and has a significantly net-positive impact on society, and I reserve judgment w/r/t whether TK and the other Uber execs are good or bad people - I can't conclude they are good because they run a good business, and I can't conclude they are bad because they say stupid things in public."