#jerktech

[digboston-blog]

‪Last night our little birds in @Bird told us they were told “We’re still operating in Cambridge regardless of what the media has said” and we note this morning on Harvard St the company is still flaunting Cambridge city government’s order to keep its dangerous electric scooters until it agrees to regulation #massachusetts #politics #transportation #jerktech (at Cambridge, Massachusetts)

[digboston-blog]

Odd. #cambridgema ordered @birdscooterbo to remove all the dangerous unregulated rental electric scooters it dumped on city streets (without notice a couple weeks back) by Friday, 8/3. Yet we saw two on tonight on Harvard St. Guess they want a lawsuit. For background see @jasonpramas’ “FLIPPING US THE BIRD” article at DigBoston.com. #corporatearrogance #jerktech #safety #transportation (at Cambridge, Massachusetts)

[blondetwist]

Jerk Tech?

What is Jerk Tech? #JerkTech

The world is full of Jerks.

You know who I’m talking about – that person who snatches the parking spot you’ve clearly been singling for, that man who cuts the line in the coffee shop, or that woman who steals your reservation at the restuarant. We’ve all met them. Sometimes we have probably been guilty of being them.

What happens when those behaviours and attitudes that define us ‘oh-so-fondly’…

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Jerktech is the very apt epithet for the class of "disruptive" startups that sell things that don't belong to them, like parking spots and restaurant reservations, simply raising the prices of them and making access to public resources a factor of your disposable income.

Jerktech: Silicon Valley's most shameful export - Boing Boing