This was clearly written and good--and it confirmed my priors about LPE. And/also, the question of whether uber operated in a legal "gray area" or flouted the law is hard to answer.

Abundance folks seem up for aggressive "arbitrage" of rules in the name of getting more of what society needs. Your perspective on this might turn on which half of the Power Broker you are reading -- parks for kids! or bulldozing through neighborhoods!