Uber and the cult of disruptive technology
Ottawa is the latest Canadian city to challenge the ride-sharing app Uber. This week, city officials carried out a sting operation and charged two drivers for breaking city bylaws. Uber bills its smartphone app as a matchmaking service, connecting people who need cab rides with drivers who've passed the company's screening process. It's a multi-billion dollar business, and one that's...
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Ottawa is the latest Canadian city to challenge the ride-sharing app Uber. This week, city officials carried out a sting operation and charged two drivers for breaking city bylaws. Uber bills its smartphone app as a matchmaking service, connecting people who need cab rides with drivers who've passed the company's screening process. It's a multi-billion dollar business, and one that's being called a massively disruptive force in the sharing economy. But is all disruption good disruption? Day 6 talks to Andrew Keen, who isn't convinced. He says there's a darker side to disruption. Andrew Keen is the author of The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture and of the forthcoming book, The Internet Is Not The Answer