Uber CEO Takes an Uber - Driver Argues with Him Over Falling Fairs

[Chris_Michael]

Ah, your Capitalism at work, America! Lovely, isn't it. When a driver argues facts about questionable bullshit corruption, the CEO plays the "You're Blaming Other People for Your Problems" card.

Why do we suck Capitalism's dick like it's an abusive boyfriend? It must be some kind of American pride or "We're better than every other country ever!" thing.

Oh, but don't worry. We're regulating the shit out of marijuana.

sigh... I will say it's nice to see on video this fuckface CEO get questioned by somebody who actually does the work in the field. Maybe he'll drive himself around from now on. Fucker.

And I actually have never used Uber. I hear it's so cheap because the business model is designed around screwing the driver instead of the customer. So, what looks like minimum wage ends up actually costing money for the employee over the long-run.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/video-uber-ceo-argues-driver-203948442.html

 

[BotanyBoy]

Ah, your Capitalism at work, America! Lovely, isn't it. When a driver argues facts about questionable bullshit corruption, the CEO plays the "You're Blaming Other People for Your Problems" card.

That's got nothing to do with capitalism.

Why do we suck Capitalism's dick like it's an abusive boyfriend? It must be some kind of American pride or "We're better than every other country ever!" thing.

We don't, we are largely socialist (corporatism) and usually scorn capitalism in favor of regulation.

Oh, but don't worry. We're regulating the shit out of marijuana.

Isn't socialism great??

sigh... I will say it's nice to see on video this fuckface CEO get questioned by somebody who actually does the work in the field. Maybe he'll drive himself around from now on. Fucker.

Or the whiny bitch in the field can go get money somewhere else.

 

[Carnal_Flower]

Socialism is not corporatism

Capitalism is not the opposite of regulation.

"Regulation" is not an organizing economic system.

That's got nothing to do with capitalism.

We don't, we are largely socialist (corporatism) and usually scorn capitalism in favor of regulation.

Isn't socialism great??

Or the whiny bitch in the field can go get money somewhere else.

 

[Jamiegeo]

Ahh, long gone are the good old days where a taxi driver spoke the local language,new the area and paid for a government regulated taxi license and earned an honest living doing it.
Im surprised the CEO wasnt raped whilst taking the scenic route and listening to the driver run his other 'Business' via his Bluetooth headset.

 

[Maidboy]

Uber's not an unregulated taxi company, it's a "ride sharing service" don't you know? They're not employers, they're a "platform for independent contractors!" Part of the new "sharing economy" aka douchebag tech CEOs doing whatever the hell they want and screw the employees and customers. Because creativity & innovation etc.

 

[BotanyBoy]

Socialism is not corporatism

But corporatism is socialism.

Capitalism is not the opposite of regulation.

By definition that's exactly what it is.

cap·i·tal·ism
ˈkapədlˌizəm/
noun
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.


Regulation = state control= socialism of one flavor or another.

so·cial·ism
ˈsōSHəˌlizəm/Submit
noun
a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole (the government).

Now depending on who's calling the shots and or how on the socialism is applied we have other ism's to label them. Corporatism, fascism, communism, Democratic socialism etc.

"Regulation" is not an organizing economic system.

If it effects economic activity that's exactly what it is.

Uber's not an unregulated taxi company, it's a "ride sharing service" don't you know? They're not employers, they're a "platform for independent contractors!" Part of the new "sharing economy" aka douchebag tech CEOs doing whatever the hell they want and screw the employees and customers. Because creativity & innovation etc.

Oh no, people interacting freely!!! Oh noes, the horror of freedom of choice over government force how ever will we survive such an atrocity???

 

[Carnal_Flower]

Typical.

You're trying to blend regulation into socialism thinking no one will notice.

Governmental regulations say nothing about OWNERSHIP. The government can regulate your business but not OWN it. Regulations are rules and laws applied to aspects of something, whether it be capitalism or socialism or yo yo spinning.

Ergo, capitalism is not OPPOSED in some absolute dichotomous sense with "Regulation" though of course that is how you want it to be seen.

Regulation is NOT socialism by any definition. And it's not an economic system in and of itself.

But corporatism is socialism.



By definition that's exactly what it is.

cap·i·tal·ism
ˈkapədlˌizəm/
noun
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.


Regulation = state control= socialism of one flavor or another.

so·cial·ism
ˈsōSHəˌlizəm/Submit
noun
a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole (the government).

Now depending on who's calling the shots and or how on the socialism is applied we have other ism's to label them. Corporatism, fascism, communism, Democratic socialism etc.



If it effects economic activity that's exactly what it is.



Oh no, people interacting freely!!! Oh noes, the horror of freedom of choice over government force how ever will we survive such an atrocity???

 

[Maidboy]

Regulation = state control= socialism of one flavor or another.

Oh no, people interacting freely!!! Oh noes, the horror of freedom of choice over government force how ever will we survive such an atrocity???

Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution grants the government the authority to regulate commerce...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_commerce_clause

Buddy, if you think the Founding Fathers were Socialists, then you have one more loose screw in that addled brain of yours than I thought. Humanity has endured
"the atrocity" of government regulation since the dawn of civilization, so I think we can endure a few more years.

 

[BotanyBoy]

Typical.

You're trying to blend regulation into socialism thinking no one will notice.

That's because regulation is socialism.

Governmental regulations say nothing about OWNERSHIP

But they are control of the individual/business by the community as a whole.....aka socialism.

Regulations are rules and laws applied to aspects of something, whether it be capitalism or socialism or yo yo spinning.

They are rules and laws applied to the individual/private company by the community as a whole.....aka socialism.

Ergo, capitalism is not OPPOSED in some absolute dichotomous sense with "Regulation" though of course that is how you want it to be seen.

Yes it is.

Government regulation is the opposite of private control over production/distribution/exchange, making it by definition the antithesis of capitalism.

Regulation is NOT socialism by any definition.

Only if you ignore all definitions of socialism.

That's why you can't come up with a single definition of socialism that doesn't back me up rather explicitly.

Good, bad, or irrelevant any time the government (society) applies force against the individual (regulation) it's textbook socialism by every measure and definition that word has ever had.

Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution grants the government the authority to regulate commerce...

Interstate and international. Those words have meaning, you should look them up.

 

[Maidboy]

That's because regulation is socialism.

But they are control of the individual/business by the community as a whole.....aka socialism.

They are rules and laws applied to the individual/private company by the community as a whole.....aka socialism.

Government regulation is the opposite of private control over production/distribution/exchange, making it by definition the antithesis of capitalism.

Only if you ignore all definitions of socialism.

That's why you can't come up with a single definition of socialism that doesn't back me up rather explicitly.

Good, bad, or irrelevant any time the government (society) applies force against the individual (regulation) it's textbook socialism by every measure and definition that word has ever had.

Interstate and international. Those words have meaning, you should look them up.

Roman legions exacting tribute from their conquered subjects? Socialism!
Medieval kings taxing the peasantry? Textbook socialism!
Your bladder regulating urine flow out of your limp dick? Urological socialism!

Why bother looking up the meaning of anything? Everything is socialism! Socialism has multiple definitions, right? It is what I say it is because I say so!
Thus sayeth Poopy the Toad, peace and blessings be upon him...

 

[Jamiegeo]

Dear fucking god, after reading all that, ive got a good mind to order an
Uber raping via the 'scenic' route whilst listening to the driver yap on in his
Foreign language on his Bluetooth headset, for myself, and just be done with it.
Keep up the good work.

 

[Carnal_Flower]

Have you been smoking Chloe's crack pipe? That shit's regulated, you know

That's because regulation is socialism.

 

[BotanyBoy]

Roman legions exacting tribute from their conquered subjects? Socialism!
Medieval kings taxing the peasantry? Textbook socialism!

Feudalism....at it's core still socialism.

Your bladder regulating urine flow out of your limp dick? Urological socialism!

Bladder doesn't regulate urine flow, and neither does the government that's why it's not socialism.

Did you not graduate HS or something?

Why bother looking up the meaning of anything? Everything is socialism!

No, just government force against the individual/private enterprise.

Socialism has multiple definitions, right?

Wrong.

Have you been smoking Chloe's crack pipe? That shit's regulated, you know

Nope.

Yep it's the war on DRUGZ!!! Republican socialism.

 

[Hard_Rom]

I support old school taxi companies. Don't use Uber. Not worried about sketchy Uber drivers myself. Females might want to be wary though.

Ride sharing has it's place but not at the expense of an old institution like regulated cab companies.

 

[BotanyBoy]

Ride sharing has it's place but not at the expense of an old institution like regulated cab companies.

Awwww....government not forcing enough money into (D) pockets for you?

How sad for himz.