@paulg To non-Americans, the transit issue which determines backwardness is not the availability of Uber, but rather usable public transit.
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@paulg Same with many actions govt can take. Good public transport, smoking bans, clean sidewalks, nutrition labeling, cycling lanes, etc.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Yep. Any city trying to increase tourism has an easy answer here: welcome Uber and friends.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg i recently complained that seattle taxis don't have automated CC machines. my sf friends responded, "you take taxis?"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Different perspective: Cities that don’t ban Uber/Lyft may have its taxi fleets wiped out. Imagine what that would look like.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg advantages of reaching a global level of ubiquitousnessThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HARMembers@GRBCC @houstontxdotgov RT@paulg: If some cities ban Uber & others don't, the 1s that ban it will seem backward to visitors.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Portland has had in-app taxi ordering/payment for 2 years. What's the advantage of letting Uber abuse their VC to corner the market?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg A company that takes the attitude of 'Fuck local governance, we're building a monopoly here' does not deserve to exist.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I guess banning Uber everywhere is the only solution. Silicon valley should stop expecting special treatment for their pet projects. -
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@jbroquist The point is that SV ppl seem to have a totally distorted picture of what@Uber actually is. Makes the whole culture look bad.
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@paulg Not sure they'd respond as well to that vs. evidence of cultural & commercial benefits of jobs & transportation infrastructure. -
@paulg "You'd seem backwards" is likely to be dismissed as "those hyper-adoptive SV snobs looking down at us again, like always."
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@paulg What’s worse is cities like SLC heavily fine Uber drivers if they’re caught in “Taxi Zones” like airports.#DiscouragingOpenMarketsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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