Wouldn't it be helpful to have someone who's friendly to tech and immigration advising the president?
Seems to me Uber's CEO had a much better chance of changing things by advising the president than by walking away. Buy hey, whatever makes people feel good based on their knee-jerk reactions. That's the most important thing.
I said this in another thread, but I wonder if Kalanick saw the writing on the wall that Trump and his administration could not be reasoned with, and these protests against the immigration EO (and Uber's snafu) gave him an "out" based on external pressure.
I'm reminded of Eliot Cohen's response after trying to work with the administration in good faith:
I really don't see Uber as leading any sort of moral charge for anyone on a variety of levels. And I say this fully recognizing that Uber was unfairly treated in this last round of hashtags (they did exactly what Lyft did).
There is a non-zero chance Elon Musk might have a positive effect here, but I think the problem is not Trump. I actually think DJT can be reasoned with and he's just not used to the gravity of his office. I think the problem is some people in his inner circle that have flagrantly admitted to using him for their own personal gain to advance an agenda of white nationalism and racial purity politics.
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Wouldn't it be helpful to have someone who's friendly to tech and immigration advising the president?
Seems to me Uber's CEO had a much better chance of changing things by advising the president than by walking away. Buy hey, whatever makes people feel good based on their knee-jerk reactions. That's the most important thing.
I said this in another thread, but I wonder if Kalanick saw the writing on the wall that Trump and his administration could not be reasoned with, and these protests against the immigration EO (and Uber's snafu) gave him an "out" based on external pressure.
I'm reminded of Eliot Cohen's response after trying to work with the administration in good faith:
After exchange w Trump transition team, changed my recommendation: stay away. They're angry, arrogant, screaming "you LOST!" Will be ugly. https://twitter.com/EliotACohen/status/798512852931788800
I really don't see Uber as leading any sort of moral charge for anyone on a variety of levels. And I say this fully recognizing that Uber was unfairly treated in this last round of hashtags (they did exactly what Lyft did).
There is a non-zero chance Elon Musk might have a positive effect here, but I think the problem is not Trump. I actually think DJT can be reasoned with and he's just not used to the gravity of his office. I think the problem is some people in his inner circle that have flagrantly admitted to using him for their own personal gain to advance an agenda of white nationalism and racial purity politics.