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Techbrodudes reinvent something that's been around for ages, only making it worse.
You know, public transit has been around for AGES before you got your grubby little rent-seeking mitts on it and tore it down, you festering horde of goblins!
So much for “making cities better.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ride-hail-utopia-that-got-stuck-in-traffic-11581742802
#Cities #transportation #urbanism #cars #ridehailing #ridesharing #traffic
The Ride-Hail Utopia That Got Stuck in Traffic
Uber and Lyft said they would ease congestion. Instead they made it worse.Eliot Brown (The Wall Street Journal)
That’s because you’re a neoliberal cunt of the first degree, Monsieur le Président.
https://inkl.com/a/QMlPkqhLqXL
#macron #uber #neoliberalism #institutionalCorruption #france #siliconValley
‘I’m very proud’ – French president Emmanuel Macron bites back at criticism after ‘Uber files’ revelations
French president Emmanuel Macron has said he would not change a thing in the approach he took to US ride-hailing…inkl
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“When the company needed data to influence policymakers, according to The Guardian’s report, it also paid academics to publish research that would bolster its misleading economic claims about the company’s business model”
https://inkl.com/a/dYkgqXCwYjw
#SiliconValley #lobbying #revolvingDoors #institutionalCorruption #uber #uberFiles
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“Uber tried to recover its image by courting politicians, including President Emmanuel Macron of France. Texts show how Macron went out of his way to bolster Uber’s growth in France and allowed the company to maintain regular communication with his immediate staff.”
https://inkl.com/a/dYkgqXCwYjw
#SiliconValley #lobbying #revolvingDoors #institutionalCorruption #uber #uberFiles
‘We’re just f---ing illegal’: Leaked documents show Uber thwarted police and secretly courted politicians
The ride-share service is under investigation after texts, emails, memos and other documents reveal how executives engaged in questionable practices…inkl