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Re:Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “Del... by rubber_duck on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @04:39AM (#13529117)
>Well, yes, that's how a general strike works.

You mean how it doesn't work. Cartels eventually fall apart when there's no way of enforcing the rules (no way to force someone to strike) because the incentives to cheat (drive during strike) are high.

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Re:Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “Del... by jellicle on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @10:15AM (#13531182)
Well, at least in the U.S., general strikes worked great and were so effective for labor that they were banned by law, and remain illegal today.
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Re:Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “Del... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @08:28AM (#13530323)
I suppose someone could've DDOSd Uber's API to force their hand instead of relying on Travis' navigation of the political waters and moral fortitude (hah!).
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Re:Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “Del... by Iv on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @10:48AM (#13541568)
Successful general strikes (a longer list than many people believe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_strike#Notable_general...) usually enforce it somehow. Possibly through illegal means.
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