But not deleting Lyft because they did nothing wrong AFAIK, just donated to ACLU. Now is a time to be careful of which motives we question.
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Or, y'know, just use whichever you like better as a service. Crazy idea these days.
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Caring about the wrong--or right--actions of the companies you patronize, is also part of good market economics.
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Self harm for the cause of "good market economics" is silly.
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Uber and Lyft are equally bad, what tipped me off what the difference in PR regarding
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Uber used ill-gotten gains to buy Twitter ads while Lyft used ill-gotten gains to donate to ACLU.
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Uber and Lyft both opposed EO and must be treated as allies in this battle until proven differently. Only Trump wins otherwise.
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I only saw a company statement for Uber while I saw actual action from Lyft. Actions speak louder than words to me.
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If you don't think public opposition is helpful, stop talking on Twitter.
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Those statements aren't related to each other. I value words but I value actions better.
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So Uber helped, Lyft helped more, a misguided meme began to punish Uber, and "do not punish people for helping" takes priority.
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For me, it was more about waiting for a reason to switch because they have been creepy by the past. Can't use both anyway.
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Thank you. I feel like it was due to a weird miscommunication or misunderstanding. Uber's in the quasi-public service game.
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They *can't* reduce mobility in a time of troubles, especially in a time of protest. It hurts the cause!
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There was a taxi strike, and Uber went along with it instead of arguing--and that's the right decision in this type of crisis.
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"went along with it"? Participating in a taxi strike means "not providing taxi services", not "lower your prices"
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Travis Kalanick has no mouth, and he must scream. Turning off surge pricing means your drivers decide for themselves.
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Surge pricing increases supply. By leaving surge pricing on, Lyft was strike-breaking (by default on a weird strike).
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If Uber wanted to participate in the strike, they would have suspended service, just like they did in Austin
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saying "they totally did join the strike, by not striking at all" is bogus neolib argument. Airport cabs are not price elastic!
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