[zepto]

Is there anything to this genius other than recognizing that he could get VCs to fund predatory pricing almost indefinitely?

[jennyyang]

Kalanick is a billionaire, many employees in SF are multi-millionaires, and millions of drivers around the world made a lot of money driving on the platform and continue to do so. I heard in Brazil, Uber helped 300,000 drivers alone make money during their very deep recession. I think that sounds like a genius to me.

[zepto]

Are all billionaires Geniuses then?

If it turns out in the end to just have been about transferring money from investors to Kalanick and employees, I’ll grant that it’s a clever scheme.

[jennyyang]

I never said all billionaires are geniuses. You are not engaging in a sincere conversation.

[zepto]

I never said you did. I asked you whether you thought that.

You used the fact that he was a billionaire to qualify that he is a genius, so it seemed like a pretty reasonable follow-up.