• Eq0@literature.cafe
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    1 day ago

    Taxis and hotels used to be strongly regulated industries. For both, permits were required as well as regular checks. But Uber/Lyft/Airbnb created a system outside of the standard legal framework, allowing them to run an almost lawless business. So I wouldn’t say illegal but ethically grey.

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      8 hours ago

      oic, I guess it doesn’t make much of a difference where relevant laws are either pretty lax or inadequately executed.