Convenience, Control, and Contempt: Uber (part two) It long ago became an agreed upon standard of liberal capitalist democracy that a monopoly was a bad thing. This [...] By David A. J. Reynolds | August 24, 2016 | Automation, Economics, Employment, Ethics, Law, Transportation | Branding, Consumer Culture, Convenience, Cult Branding, Douglas Rushkoff, Entitlement Consumption, Evgeny Morozov, Monopoly, Peter Thiel, Presentism, Ride Sharing, self-driving cars, Sharing Economy, Taxis, Travis Kalanick, Uber Read more
Convenience, Control, and Contempt: Uber (part one) We all wish our communities to be supported by structures and customs whose value is matched by their continuity. Value [...] By David A. J. Reynolds | July 27, 2016 | Automation, Economics, Employment, Ethics, Law, Transportation | Auto Loans, Branding, Convenience, Lyft, Monopoly, Ride Sharing, self-driving cars, Sharing Economy, Taxis, Travis Kalanick, Uber, XChange Leasing Read more