<nettime> Uber Blues

[Patrice Riemens <patrice@xs4all.nl>]

re: 
<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/26/opinion/leadership-uber-business-model.html>
(pdf available on request)

The company is unreformable because its 'disruptive' business model 
sucks from A to Z & back again.

Uber & clones should simply be outlawed. No compromise.

Last in Marseille, back from dinner at R's, one of the guests booked a 
Uber car. There was still one seat left, so I joined, my first Uber 
ride. Nice guy, nice car. It was around 11pm, and the ride was not very 
long, but quite complicated (Marseille is part very hilly, with 
tortuous, badly maintained streets) We were unloaded downtown, near the 
hotel and I asked what I my share of the ride was. This was waived away 
with a laughter since it was only €6 - exactly 3 busfares (save that 
buses don't run anymore at that time of day).

This is completely ludicrous.

And it was my first, but also last Uber ride. I'd rather walk. No 
compromise.
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