Do you ever visit or live in a place with unofficial cabs preying on people at an airport? You're acting as if laws were only made by corruption and not because people were screwed over.
I think Uber is probably a net good thing but I also think Uber should be accountable for the laws they broke. Also, Uber, Lyft, Airbnb also did exactly what was expected and increased prices to a ridiculous degree once they became the default standard and went public.
I remember official cabs that were also predatory (especially to gullible tourists) and abusive (especially to minorities). Uber's star rating system is not great, but it's vastly better than the blatant customer-ripping-off assholism of the pre-Uber taxi era.
I think Uber is probably a net good thing but I also think Uber should be accountable for the laws they broke. Also, Uber, Lyft, Airbnb also did exactly what was expected and increased prices to a ridiculous degree once they became the default standard and went public.