[UncleEntity]

> Has a business model that doesn't rely exposing more eyeballs to more ads, corrupting the press, media, and privacy in the process.

Though it does have a business model that (did?) flagrantly disregards the law in pretty much every market it moved into.

And we'll see how the privacy thing turns out when they figure out the data they have on millions/billions of people is worth a bunch of money and Wall Street is demanding "more cowbell".

[jquery]

Yes, Uber suffers from original sin, but you don't become the fastest growing company of all time by avoiding any toe-stepping. Look at the pathetic state of "Jump Bikes" in SF. Uber is judiciously following all the regulations these days (in all areas), and SF is "generously" upping the Jump Bike limit from roughly 200 to 400 total bikes. It's really a pathetic number of bikes and doesn't come close to meeting demand.

[marmaduke]

> you don't become the fastest growing company of all time by avoiding any toe-stepping

this is purified hubris, how can you not vomit on your keyboard while writing that?

> roughly 200 to 400 total bikes. It's really a pathetic number of bikes and doesn't come close to meeting demand

maybe the mandate of SF is not to satisfy demand or Uber's profit incentive but to keep public interest in mind, e.g. ensure that Uber doesn't develop a monopoly on whatever a jump bike is.

[jquery]

>this is purified hubris, how can you not vomit on your keyboard while writing that?

I'm curious how you get around. Do you own a car? It's a fairly privileged view that only the well-off should have access to point-to-point transportation and maybe some civil disobedience was in order to rectify this injustice.

>maybe the mandate of SF is not to satisfy demand or Uber's profit incentive but to keep public interest in mind, e.g. ensure that Uber doesn't develop a monopoly on whatever a jump bike is.

Prior restraint on free enterprise that lacks negative externalities opens the door to crony capitalism replete with bribes, donations, and rent-seeking. In government, never ascribe to benevolence that which can be better explained by greed or power-seeking.

[marmaduke]

> ...

all off topic generalities.