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Uber intentionally operated at a loss

samedi 10 août 2019 à 02:00

Uber has always intentionally operated at a loss. This enabled Uber to undercut competition. However, lately it has been losing more than a billion dollars a month.

This makes Uber vulnerable. Drive in the stake — cut off Uber now!

The bully above the country

samedi 10 août 2019 à 02:00

The former acting chief of the FBI has sued, alleging that the bully arranged with Wray and Sessions to oust him and others who did not put the bully above the country.

Facebook Reportedly in Talks

samedi 10 août 2019 à 02:00

Facebook Reportedly in Talks with News Publishers to Offer 'Millions' for [the stories they publish].

This plan would help counteract the harm Facebook does to newspapers' finances; but it would cenent and increase Facebook's power. Thus, overall it would make the situation worse.

Please do not refer to publications as "content". That adopts a point of view which treats them as a fungible commodity.

Gun buyback programs

samedi 10 août 2019 à 02:00

Some cities operate "gun buyback" programs.

I think it makes sense to run a buyback program for guns that are no longer available to buy. Under those circumstances it is a way of reducing the number of such guns available to the public.

Myth that a poor person can succeed on per own

samedi 10 août 2019 à 02:00

The American myth that a poor person can succeed on per own is used to distract poor people from the collective actions that have a better chance of really helping them.

This situation exists because of the combination of low social mobility and too little help for the poor. I think we should correct both of those problems, but the second one is the more important one.