[flootch]

Regarding drivers, I feel there is an upside to the horrible treatment Uber doles out to drivers which is that Uber wants turnover, wants a driver to work for a year or so, and fears long term drivers who might have more of a claim to employment or be more invested in a lawsuit.

> Obnoxiousness seems to be a characteristic quite ingrained into elite hacker culture

That was not my experience with the elite developers I have known. I find that behavior endemic and distributed like a bell curve throughout society.

[dang]

This account has been abusing HN by using it exclusively for political arguments. It has also been posting personal attacks. Neither of those are allowed here, so we've banned it.

[giarc]

I live in a city where Uber is just rolling out (Calgary), and I can say new drivers is not something a company would want. Many don't know how to use the GPS, or connect with a customer. Just today I had set a pin to a pick up location. The driver took a wrong turn thinking I was at location X and not location Y. I called him and tried to direct him to where I was. He seemed to get lost, then he just canceled his trip.