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by hef19898 1716 days ago
It's funny how people ignoring regulation, that developed during decades for very valid reasons, usually do so to further businesses and projects that benefit greatly by doing so. Tesla is one example when it comes to self-driving, Uber another one when it come to the Taxi business. All for the greater good of course.
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You think Uber doesn't provide a good service to the world? You are in favor of Taxi/Medallion monopolies?
Perhaps it can be simultaneously true that Uber is providing a good service to customers against an outdated and badly-run industry, while they are doing many bad things.
Not necessarily, just the a huge portion of Ubers competitive advantage comes from ignoring existing rules. Rules incumbents do follow.
"You don't like you country being occupied by Soviet Union? Would you prefer Nazi Germany instead?"
You think taxi's and uber are like the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany?