> infinite subsidies
There is no such thing. Private money is finite, it ends up eventually as investors want ROIs.
> Uber has not been profitable
Actually, they announced their first profitable quarter in 2023.
> In which other industry can you lose money (often billions of dollars a year) and still be in business and claim you're successful.
Well in the Government business, of course! Deficits around the world keep increasing and governments borrow trillions they never pay back.