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Re:Uber is officially a cab firm, says European court by jpttsn on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @03:53PM (#15973703)
Society rarely gets its calculator out. Rule making tends to be a political process. Oftentimes, the rules are suboptimal. The “calculation” is just a convenient rationalization.
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Re:Uber is officially a cab firm, says European court by simion314 on Thursday December 21, 2017 @01:56AM (#15976964)
I assume even if I get an exact measuring function for cost vs benefits you will find a minority that will ask to use a different measurement function.
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