Re:Uber's Loss Exceeds $800M in Q3 on $1.7B in Net Revenue
by jplasmeier on Monday December 19, 2016 @08:55PM
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Somewhere in between "Since when do hackers bleat about obeying laws and regulations?" and "I want a nanny state to protect me 24/7" exists a middle ground where people realize that government regulation exists for a reason. You can't just throw away the law for the sake of your definition of progress...
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Re:Uber's Loss Exceeds $800M in Q3 on $1.7B in Net Revenue
by mindcrime on Monday December 19, 2016 @09:22PM
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You can't just throw away the law for the sake of your definition of progress...
Sure you can. Laws aren't magical and there's nothing about the State that gives it any actual innate authority.
Re:Uber's Loss Exceeds $800M in Q3 on $1.7B in Net Revenue
by Frondo on Monday December 19, 2016 @09:36PM
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No, you're right, there's no "law" molecule in nature.
What gives the state its authority is that me and three hundred million other people continue to give the state its authority. Break a severe enough law and we'll take away your freedom of movement for a while.
Behold, society!