There are some very good points and examples in a recent article about how Airbnb enables and permits discrimination on its hotel platform (and doesn’t care that it does). One thing that I’ll…
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Scott Alexander’s new post “Silicon Valley: A Reality Check” is something to disagree with. He tries to rehabilitate Silicon Valley by highlighting new startups that have an “altruistic or international development focus” or…
I hear it a lot. Friends will ask their Uber (or Lyft, etc.) drivers if they enjoy working for the ride hailing service. The answer is often a variation on “yes,” and might have a few…
“Can Uber Ever Deliver?” A Fantastic Series from Naked Capitalism
January 9, 2018
Since 2016, Naked Capitalism has been releasing a (now 28-part!) series by Hubert Horan that looks at Uber, the ride-hailing (read: taxi) company. I can’t recommend the series enough: it is a comprehensive…