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jfoster on April 26, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Uber Stockholm throw a PR-tantrum when refused unf...

I don't think their failure to attend the protest was necessarily "we don't give a fuck." If only for self preservation reasons they almost certainly do care. They likely didn't attend because they didn't want to increase the likelihood of the protest becoming a larger story on the media. They're much better off only engaging drivers in private meetings.

ubersync on April 26, 2013 [–]

Having been part of student protests in the past, I believe this is one of the worst ways to handle a protest.

jfoster on April 28, 2013 | [–]

I agree that it's imperfect, but what's the alternative? How would you envisage that alternative playing out for each of the parties?

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