I will go out on a limb and say Austin has zero chance of being a serious startup hub without Uber and Lyft. (I am an investor in neither.)
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this is the height of Sillicon Valley disconnect from reality.
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No; the height was probably reached back in the 90s, when SV people started to expect Internet access everywhere.
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@paulg like in other undeveloped parts of the world without Uber, you'll be expected to crawl from one hut to the next and forage for food. -
Apparently it was an utter shit show this weekend. But hey, the city is helping the drivers find jobs...
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As @KevinNR pointed out, Austin just FORBID private companies from doing criminal background checks
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Yep. And they'll increase taxes to about 150% compensation for the added work.
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yeah i said cabs, not taxis
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anyone who dismissively replies w/ "Public Transit." isn't being honest about the ease of U & L vs effort learning PT in a new city
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if effort of figuring out a bus map is more work than an adult traveller is willing/able to do, maybe travel isn't for them
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how did anyone ever get around metropolitan areas without Uber? It is truly a mystery
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net has revolutionized infogathering across society vs uber is merely a cheaper & easier taxi in certain cities
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(i take your point that "we did fine without x" doesn't necessarily prove "we don't need X", but narrative of uber
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as revolutionary step in human progress is hugely overblown. for transit user, it's just a more-efficient taxi)
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and the "more efficient" part is debatable, the idea that it's somehow necessary because it's easier than a bus is
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Feigned helplessness isn't cute. What kind of entrepreneur needs all this hand holding to navigate the world as an adult?
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there's no self-driving chauffers with unlimited Perrier on tap, I shan't visit your quaint backwards villa.
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unlike SFO, you see, which is such an easy city to get around for out-of-towners

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