[Cookingboy]

Uber is disruptive because it caters toward the SV/SF crowd (20 something professionals living in a crowded city with bad infrastructure but have quite a bit of disposable cash) better than the traditional public transportation can. Sure it's useful, but these days so many starts are no longer aiming to solve even first world problems now, they are aiming to solve the unique "silicon valley problems" that most people in this country can't even dream about.

Then investors throw millions at those companies and media put them under a glorified spotlight while the rest of the country is going through a rough recovery from one of the worst recessions in most people's memories, and that's when there is a backslash.

Again, not saying companies like Uber don't provide value, but how much capital in the form of money, talent, time and effort need to be poured into solving Silicon Valley problems for 20 something single professionals making six figures?