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0 pointsmcphage6y ago0 comments

> It is sometimes said that Uber was started based on Kalanick's Randian free market ideas. And at a superficial level, it sorta looks free market - the price responds to supply and demand for instance.

If you need to pump billions of dollars into the market every few months, it's definitely not free.

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koolba6y ago

If the money is coming from the private sector and not the government then it is free.

mcphageOP6y ago

It's coming from outside the market.

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0 pointsmcphage6y ago0 comments

If you need to pump billions of dollars into the market every few months, it's definitely not free.

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koolba6y ago

If the money is coming from the private sector and not the government then it is free.

mcphageOP6y ago

It's coming from outside the market.

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