"But their game is circumventing any regulation and, lately, trying to get rid of any regulatory authority so they can profit as they please without a care."

In California, for example, it is illegal to seek non-conviction data in a background check or deny employment based on such. Why hasn't someone sued Uber if they aren't performing the background checks enumerated on their website? Clearly that is a violation of multiple laws.

I think that there should be additional regulations to level the playing field with traditional cabs. If we are to assume that they actually perform the background checks on drivers that they claim to do, what structural changes are needed? Drivers are essentially contractors. Uber provides a platform for connecting…

How is actually asking for data shilling? How is actually asking for data a "knee-jerk" defense? Your whole argument is based on news stories which are inflated for anything involving Uber, Lyft, or others because they are a hot topic. If however, the data shows that you are, for example, more likely to be assaulted…

how is posing legitimate questions "shilling"? I'm not sure what "performed by the state" vs. privately performed is supposed to show? Since the state does not do background checks for most private companies, doesn't your argument prove too much? Do you expect the state to do background checks for all employees?

This kind of thing happens with cabs all the time but you will never hear about it here.

Clearly people who drive cabs still commit crimes so the background check isn't a panacea. When they do, the victim is less likely to be able to identify the assailant. How often do you write down the driver name and taxi ID? On the other hand, with Uber there is a record of who the driver was, what they were driving,…

Before drawing conclusions on the relative danger of riding in an uber et al it would be useful to know how crime rates in uber compare to crime rates in cabs. Do you have any data on that? Obviously the degree of media attention is not a reliable indicator.

But now the person has paid for your stupid expensive meal and you didn't show (in the case of a wedding).

Still, if you say yes, the person will spend extra preparing your spot. I was raised to only cancel under extreme circumstances, if I'd RSVP'd yes. Part of being an adult is sometimes just sucking it up and going, even if it's not what you personally feel like doing at this very moment.

Because not talking about a social issue always makes it go away.

Kind of a hard thing to do when part of activism is getting others to join you. I continually post and talk to my friends about ways they can get involved with this cause, either giving to Tamir Rice's family fund, or joining a walk out with me or attending a rally.... how do you distinguish that from…

I agree that bragging about it and expecting to be praised shouldn't be the goal... but speaking or acting out against racism in silence also seems to be problematic.

Is a member of another oppressed minority (First Nations), I disagree quite strongly with this.

What about talking about it for the purpose of encouraging others to do the same? I do sometimes have to remove someone, not just racism, but all kinds of things I don't want to see on my feed, sexism, graphic photos, candy crush invites, and I usually follow up with a post saying "I'm not into this, if you want to…

Yes, FERPA and the protection of student information does actually trump a reporters right to know. Do you all want a reporter asking for your grades or disciplinary record from the University under a cloudy, right to know? I don't. Also, Montana has gone under a lengthy Title IX review and there is alot of…

Did this guy shit in your cereal? Like any right-minded person, I'm angry at the guy for contributing to NSYNC being unleashed upon the world when I was in it but I'm struggling to see what he's done wrong here. He's speaking about his friend's expectant child now that he's been given permission to do so by said…

Valid points, but I think you are ignoring a key fact:

The thing with the Harajuku Girls is that it played on a fashion trend there—it is absolutely not the same as wearing a sacred headdress as a costume. It was a fad (one that was temporarily replaced by Japanese women parading around in blackface, I might add). Did Stefani really position herself as a creator of that…

"Sonic Highways is meant to reflect Grohl's own fandom and musical upbringing, but the entire rest of this article is going to willfully ignore that point."