Well, for one, Travis et al. will never have the possibility of personal responsibility for anything that Uber does.

Don't mistake a scorched-earth profit march for some type of civil disobedience.

It can be both.

One can decry Uber's asshole spirit and questionable business practices while applauding the political change their unpleasant activity is accomplishing.

I suppose that's fair. I'm interested to see how this all pans out.