Taxi drivers aren't protesting, it's the ride-share drivers who are protesting. Ride-share drivers have grievances with Uber outside of what's happening to traditional taxi drivers.

Taxi drivers are committing suicide;

Please read the article before you take a side;

If you had read and comprehended my post, and the post I responded to, you would have seen that the OP was taking offense to the idea that taxi drivers were protesting Uber.

Having read the article, it is clear that the OP is mistaken, because taxi drivers are not protesting.

Hope this helps.

Where does the other party's personal responsibility come in, exactly?

Things didn't "change", Uber barged in, elbowing left and right, burning VC money and failing to turn a profit. One could argue this is one more chapter in the ancient story of money and greed.