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Im no fan of Uber and their tactics, and this pg guy doesn't sound very smart from that comment to me -- but there is a distinction to be made between the legal
by phatfish 11y ago
Im no fan of Uber and their tactics, and this pg guy doesn't sound very smart from that comment to me -- but there is a distinction to be made between the legal and illegal operations Uber run.
Using a mobile phone as an automated dispatcher for cabs is a fine idea, and improves the experience for the customer.
Breaking local laws relating to insurance, background checks, surge pricing, provisions for disabled passengers etc. is NOT fine.
- mckoss 11y agoBTW, pg is Paul Graham, founder of y combinator and creator of hacker news. So, "this guy" is generally very well respected by the the users of this site.
- yardie 11y agoYes he is the grand poobah and founder of YC. But in this instance, his tweet is very much wrong.
- phatfish 11y agoFair enough, he has a lot of karma to burn then ;)
- throwaway12309 11y agoyeah, but when he says something so stupid he should be called on it, just because it is pg doesn't mean he holds the absolute truth