"Laws that took decades to come up with by the community in which they apply, whose intent was to established the most ideal balance possible between cab fares and consumer protections. "

This sounds a little bit too naive to me.

I am not saying that it is not like this. Just this is not the full picture and perhaps not the honest one.

I think that some industries do need disruption, but I agree with the author that perhaps not the kind we are seeing right now.