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Buried at the very very bottom of the article as a footnote.

Glossing over the tragedy of unexpectedly losing one's mother and almost losing One's father. The media reporting on Uber absolutely disgusts me and demonstrates a culture far more toxic than anything I've heard about Uber.

My bet is that the media doesn't make public any email from Travis about this because it will likely show how the media is grossly misrepresenting things.

FWIW How people read online: why you won't finish this article.

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/06/...

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So Greyball was fake? How about their Hell program? Or the fact that one of their executives illegally acquired a rape victims medical reports and circulated them around the office?

Uber has continuously demonstrated a total disregard for both the law and common decency. They lost the benefit of the doubt a long time ago.

Kalanick was aware and had seen the rape victim's health records and apparently it was an attempt (by Emil?) to figure out how to discredit the victim and her accusations.

These are horrific people and while I sympathize with Kalanick over the loss of his mother and his father's situation, I do not wish him any professional success.

My position here is "I am entirely capable of hating Kalanick and the reporting about Kalanick at the same time".

Most media reporting is disgusting and written primarily to get page views. Facts are selected to support the narrative they are pushing.

That doesn't excuse Kalanik and the way he ran the company.

I'm reminded of the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect - how we are constantly surprised when the media gets crucial details (which we are personally familiar with) so very wrong in their reporting.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2011/08/the-murray-ge...

You think this leave is his choice? I haven't seen anything indicating this was initiated by him or that he was setting the terms of the leave. Further, the board explicitly put in place reduced responsibility after he comes back. This seems very much imposed on him.

On a side note, I would love to see sources that show this is really voluntary. I am very curious about this. I actually think the real reason for his ouster is Uber's in ability to become profitable. A voluntary departure would undercut my thesis and I think it is always important to correct analysis.

My corporate overlord is the good one!

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