The Uber Conflation
&quot;Otto having stolen intellectual property are very serious, it’s worth remembering that the entire industry is basically built on theft&quot;<p>There&#x27;s an interesting argument in the article, but the amount of squid-ink being squirted overwhelms it. A big chunk of the article is pretty much &quot;They didn&#x27;t do it, and if they did, look at everyone else.&quot; Which is pretty much bullshit.<p>Where it lands for me: If the CEO wants to disclaim responsibility for the culture, he needs to step down as incompetent.<p>If the CEO wants to take responsibility for the culture, he needs to step down for running an institution that routinely breaks the law. (There&#x27;s a legal term for that...)