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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 6

    While Uber has sold “disruption” as positive for riders, for many taxi workers, it has been devastating. Bankruptcies, foreclosures and eviction notices are plaguing drivers who are navigating paralyzing depression.http://nyti.ms/2E5Wzkb 

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      2. Michael Speier‏ @mspeier1 Feb 6
        Replying to @nytimes

        Why do these stories about Uber permeate? Throughout history, things evolve and get disrupted. Did we see stories like this about VCR makers? Clock radios? Weird.

        1 reply 1 retweet 30 likes
      3. Charlie King‏ @Charliewking Feb 6
        Replying to @mspeier1 @nytimes

        I see what you’re trying to say but consider that Uber’s model is to kill competition on the backs on venture capitalists and investors, create a monopoly, then raise prices to turn a profit. Or that cab drivers have no alternatives.

        3 replies 0 retweets 12 likes
      4. Michael Speier‏ @mspeier1 Feb 6
        Replying to @Charliewking @nytimes

        That's...business.

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      5. Charlie King‏ @Charliewking Feb 6
        Replying to @mspeier1 @nytimes

        It’s anti-competitive and anti-market. Uber isn’t providing some truly better product for anyone, they’re just backed up by fake money. It’s beyond risky to the point of being damaging. They’re not really “disrupting” anything.

        4 replies 0 retweets 13 likes
      6. Charlie King‏ @Charliewking Feb 6
        Replying to @Charliewking @mspeier1 @nytimes

        Well, unless you count the market for drivers. Technologically speaking, they have nothing all that special.

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      7. Amara Omeokwe‏ @TheAmaraReport Feb 7
        Replying to @Charliewking @mspeier1 @nytimes

        Actually, I‘m f/ the Bronx and Uber and other ride-hailing apps have made cabs accessible here in a way they weren’t before. Same in other outer boroughs. Taxi system previously treated poorer/more minority-populated areas like 2nd class.

        2 replies 1 retweet 19 likes
      8. Amara Omeokwe‏ @TheAmaraReport Feb 7
        Replying to @TheAmaraReport @Charliewking and

        Not saying there aren’t concerns about it, but don’t think it’s fair to say it hasn’t provided a better product for anyone.

        2 replies 0 retweets 15 likes
      9. Marta Bengoa‏ @Bengoa_Marta Feb 7
        Replying to @TheAmaraReport @Charliewking and

        A ride JFK-Manhattan in a dirty old yellow cab min $60, if snowing u put your luggage inside trunk yourself, take it out as well. ride is horrible. In uber we have option to share cost, car brand new and comfortable, I can charge my phone, get water luggage in & out by driver

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      1. America is stronger than the Fat Orange Mango® 🇺🇸‏ @Sensata2014 Feb 6
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        Did cell phones end beepers? did email end fax machines? will electric cars end gas? technology changes. he didn't have to die, just adapt. it's sad he felt he nad to do that. if people didn't like uber they'd not use it. Taxis don't have apps to get a car in 3 min or less.

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      1. Byong Sun Hogan-Jones‏ @Always_Business Feb 6
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        Yooo it’s the city’s fault for tight regulations on yellow taxis then allowing Uber to come in with nothing. At its peak a taxi medallion cost over $1 million dollars. You can get started with Uber for less than $500..

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      2. Karthik Sriram‏ @karthiksriram Feb 6
        Replying to @nytimes

        Disruption hits every industry. While this person's story is heartbreaking, the same thing happened to automobile factory workers previously. Solution is not to say no to tech disruptions,but to help people to acquire new skills/ go to school - not give tax breaks to billionaires

        1 reply 2 retweets 34 likes
      3. Renée Stephen‏ @ReneeStephen Feb 7
        Replying to @karthiksriram @nytimes

        So if everybody goes to school, who will drive the taxis? Could we try regulating health and safety, worker protection, and minimum wages for the new 'gig' economy first?

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Karthik Sriram‏ @karthiksriram Feb 7
        Replying to @ReneeStephen @nytimes

        IMHO, Uber is pursuing self driving cars. It is going to be a matter of time before cars will be driven by computers. Same with other services like restaurants (already happening at Panera or Starbucks). There are a lot of opportunities 1/2

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      5. Karthik Sriram‏ @karthiksriram Feb 7
        Replying to @karthiksriram @ReneeStephen @nytimes

        In STEM fields. Trump & his voters are pissed off with Asian immigrants getting high paying jobs, reality is that there are not a lot of Americans with the required skill sets (check out WSJ article recently). Govt needs to help ppl to get these skills through tax breaks 2/2

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Renée Stephen‏ @ReneeStephen Feb 7
        Replying to @karthiksriram @nytimes

        Self-driving cars are 15-20yrs out, by expert estimates. Not everybody can, should do STEM. Hard to use a tax break if you don't make any money anyway. I agree there are structural economic issues here around tech transformation, but the answer isn't 'everybody learn node.js'

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Karthik Sriram‏ @karthiksriram Feb 7
        Replying to @ReneeStephen @nytimes

        Not asking everyone to code.. STEM doesn't mean coding alone. We can resist all we want. But a lot of our jobs won't exist in 10-15 years. Unless we learn new skills, we are going to be left behind. BTW, health Care is already seeing disruption. Docs replaced by AI is a thing now

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. Renée Stephen‏ @ReneeStephen Feb 7
        Replying to @karthiksriram @nytimes

        Is that AI just a verbal fulltext search against WebMD? (I'm kidding. Mostly. But. A lot of the AI-is-amazing hype is just that at this point... hype.)

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. Karthik Sriram‏ @karthiksriram Feb 7
        Replying to @ReneeStephen @nytimes

        Actually, no. This is radiologists who are being replaced by NLP and ML. It is emerging that computers are better at recognizing patterns and matching them (who'd have thunk it? 😂)

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. FNW‏ @enfarrera Feb 6
        Replying to @nytimes

        Yellow cabs are too expensive, and I instead take Uber. The yellow cabs need to be able to compete with the new market.

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      1. Shelly Metal Canuck‏ @ShellyCanuck Feb 6
        Replying to @nytimes

        One must adapt, time doesn't stand still for anyone. I am getting my mom to take computer courses so she won't get left behind. Old school skills aren't enough any more. #progress #neverstoplearning

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