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Re:Beyond the PayPal Mafia: A Case Study on the Uber Alumni ... by KyeRussell on Saturday April 08, 2023 @06:52AM (#35492167)
Let me guess. Your education consists of some dramatic articles and podcast episodes about the cabal?

We read the same articles dude. Don’t act smarter than you are because you have Twitter.

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Re:Beyond the PayPal Mafia: A Case Study on the Uber Alumni ... by blindriver on Saturday April 08, 2023 @01:46PM (#35495778)
You're right. The taxi cab industries was a wealth generator for the drivers. Drivers were spoiled with the industry's magnanimity until Uber destroyed one of the best paying employers in history. It was so sad, and all the taxi customers revolted against Uber when it happened.
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Re:Beyond the PayPal Mafia: A Case Study on the Uber Alumni ... by UncleEntity on Sunday April 09, 2023 @11:32AM (#35503673)
> The taxi cab industries was a wealth generator for the drivers.

It literally was…

Maybe not on the scale of “I’m gonna make a wrapper on top of this chatGPT API and be a billionaire” but you could survive with very little effort if that’s your jam.

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