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I can never be interested in any story about Uber after hearing about the (early) culture there. This is literally the company that started the #MeToo movement and showed us how bad the VC/SV culture can be, and can be covered up with money.

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This story actually does mention that. And while I understand the desire to dismiss the whole company, it should be remembered that companies, like any communities, are large and diverse.

Creepiest outfit in tech today? Uber wins the prize:

https://www.thestreet.com/investing/how-much-of-uber-does-sa...

> "In the interview with the digital news platform, Khosrowshahi said the 2019 murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi shows that "the (Saudi) government said they made a mistake. It's a serious mistake, but we've made serious mistakes, too right?"

Tech isn't some neutral zone free of ethical quandries. Google leadership pushing a Dragonfly contract with China is another example. Israel selling their Pegasus spyware to the Saudis so they can round up and murder dissidents is another example. Just because it's profitable doesn't mean that justifies doing it.

I haven’t implied any of the things that you’ve asserted.

And culture comes from the top.

#MeToo existed for many years before Uber was even founded. It really became a thing because of Harvey Weinstein, not Uber.

Uber was an international company by 2012. The #metoo movement, specifically in regards to weinstein didn't pick up until around mid 2010s as far as I remember. Yes technically it originated earlier but there was an entire decade between the first reference and the actual movement.

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