Or why Matthew Yglesias has no clue what he's talking about| thetechbubble.substack.com
On the proliferation of algorithmic overseers in the on-demand service industry.| thetechbubble.substack.com
On the ride-hail model and the gig economy's metastasis.| thetechbubble.substack.com
On Casey Newton and the shallowness of anti-skepticism.| thetechbubble.substack.com
Uber’s narratives reduce everything to emotive battles between good and evil. If Uber’s success is inevitable, and resistance is futile, no one needs to waste time examining any actual economic or financial data. Part one of this series documented Uber’s uncompetitive economics, its inability to earn sustainable profits in competitive markets, and its explicit pursuit of […]| ProMarket
Uber’s employees co-authored academic papers with brand name scholars that were then used to back the company’s PR and lobbying strategy. Published in respected journals, those articles are based on proprietary data and non-replicable analysis. Moreover, they all don’t discuss the subsidies that make it possible for Uber to pursue market dominance despite its endless […]| ProMarket