Re:The Moral Economy of Tech
by TarpitCarnivore on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @02:13PM
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> observe how Uber has improved governance in most major cities
Do you mean like how Uber bailed on Austin after a law passed requiring a basic, simple, background measure?
> Do you mean like how Uber bailed on Austin after a law passed requiring a basic, simple, background measure?
No, I think he means how Uber spends millions of dollars on ad campaigns to try to swing votes in their favour.
Re:The Moral Economy of Tech
by yummyfajitas on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @11:42PM
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Not to mention showing consumers how governance could be better, and then daring politicians to go back to the old corrupt way of doing business.
Uber is making an example of Austin. Hopefully the rest of the world will learn not to go that way.
And in spite of what the author claims, there are even solving some political problems. For instance, observe how Uber has improved governance in most major cities. AirBnB seems to be taking a crack at it too: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-27/airbnb-is-...