[ameza]

Fuck Uber indeed. Stop supporting this company. There are too many questionable things this company has done to get a leg up against its competitors. I'm not against this nascent industry or its lobbying. I simply dislike its tactics and I can't see anyone in their right mind supporting this company, unless you are an investor yourself and plan to cash out when this company goes public.

[viscanti]

It sounds like you might have read a few too many narratives from Uber competitors. They're in an industry where entrenched interests (and new competitors) want to spread as many questionable stories as possible. They're reducing DUIs (and saving lives because of it), creating tens of thousands of new jobs every month (people feeding their families who would have struggled otherwise) and do as much for charities (on demand charity events throughout the year) as anyone.

They're the new "IT" tech startup, and they're getting similar negative press that other companies in their shoes got (FB and Google employees are excited that someone new has taken the press pressure of them).

Uber is a company who is changing the way people get around as well as the way that people get jobs (they'll likely create more jobs next year than the sum of all other startups combined). It sounds like you've already made up your mind, and that's fine, but you might have trouble convincing other people of your point of view if you continue to use strong language and a lack of facts.

[ryguytilidie]

I love how literally 20+ stories in the mainstream media about terrible shit Uber has definitely done basically becomes "Yeah I can't believe you lemmings would care about that PR spin, here are a couple good things Uber has done according to their PR department". Why thank you great oracle, for bringing us the real truth...

[viscanti]

Which 20+ stories? The one where a journalist with financial ties to a competitor tried to bait an Uber exec into a hypothetical conversation and then took lines out of context (others at that dinner party said effectively the same thing). Or do you mean the one where they're giving private contractors new opportunities?

None of the good things that Uber are doing came from uber. Those were all things that non-biased third parties said. Are any of them not true? Is Uber not actually creating more jobs next year than the sum of all startups combined? Are they not saving lives from DUIs? Are they not (and have they not) done a significant amount for charity from their on-demand charity events?

Maybe I'm missing something here. I'm open to a different take on those points. Those appear to be significant points in favor of Uber. I'm open to a conversation on the pros/cons though. Maybe you can change my mind.

[waterlesscloud]

Uber isn't a startup, not any more. They're a huge company with billions of dollars behind them and world-class political operatives trying to shape their public narrative.