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When Godaddy came out in support of SOPA, after a string of other obviously bad actions, I thought for sure it would harm their business. It didn't.

Unfortunately I don't think this Uber story will be different. Most people don't take a stand on anything (unless it involves consuming even more fast food, like a Chick-fil-a "reverse boycott").

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> When Godaddy came out in support of SOPA, after a string of other obviously bad actions, I thought for sure it would harm their business.

It hurt them enough to reverse their stance on SOPA in mere hours. Have you been to godaddy.com lately? "Internet freedom!" is actually one of the things they advertise on their page.

Now, I too was hoping in those days that the company would just die... and that's unlikely to happen to Uber as well, considering that dollar is kind and a lot has been given to Uber by so many investors. The best you can hope for is a massive firing of executives at the top, since that's where a lot of toxicity seems to be coming from.

Chik-fil-a lost at least one customer for life - me. I have not eaten their food since the story broke, and I never will again.

Uber just came to Raleigh, NC where I live, and I was pretty stoked to try them out. Not gonna happen now - I'll stick with Taxi Taxi.[1]

[1] http://www.taxitaxiofraleigh.com/

I try to act in accordance with my political beliefs. In the past, I've boycotted Coca-Cola and Nestle, become a vegetarian for 5 years (vegan for 1 of those...), given up Facebook, and etc. You could argue all of these actions are pretty trivial and, really, do more to placate myself than they affect the real world. But I live this way nonetheless, and I believe there are millions of other people like me.

I'm ethically opposed to Chick-fil-a's stance, but I like their sandwiches. Most of the time I don't eat them, but every once in a while, the beast takes over and I have to eat.

I just ask at the counter "Is this hateful message day? I don't want to endorse your hateful message." If they say no, then I order a sandwich.

Lyft and Uber seem pretty interchangeable, so having a reason to choose one over the other is not good for them.

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