Comment Re:Is Uber a big government straw man? (Score 1) 299
Well they are worth $40 billion
No, they're not. A bunch of billionaires are funding them handsomely, presumably on the basis that if enough laws get broken, everyone will just give up with the rule of law, and revert to a pure laissez faire system. At which point the billionaires will be happy.
There is no other logical explanation for investing so much in a fucking taxi company.
PS what is up with the slashdot layout? There are huge slabs of unlovely grey everywhere, it looks like Day One of a "build yourself a website in 7 days" course.