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> If we accept these conditions as the norm What conditions are you referring to? The ability to work when you want for as long as you want? The ability to tak
by crazy1van 10y ago
> If we accept these conditions as the norm
What conditions are you referring to? The ability to work when you want for as long as you want? The ability to take an otherwise idle asset like your car or your house and make extra money with it?
Anecdotally, I've taken dozens of Uber rides and never once heard the driver complain about Uber. I have, however, heard many drivers complain about proposed legislation that will harm Uber.
- merkp 10y agoThen you're not a lawyer. Tell an Uber driver that you're a lawyer, and you're nearly guaranteed a conversation about their rights, and ability to sue Uber. This isn't true for all sharing economy companies, but it's true for Uber. They might not complain if all they think it'll do is ding their star rating, but many of them are very upset with Uber. Most of these folks feel trapped by what they perceive to be an abusive monopsony buyer of labor.
- jlebar 10y agoSo complain about Uber. There's lots to complain about, for sure. But don't make it about the "serfdom economy" or tech in general. Seriously, we're sitting here on our pocket supercomputers [1] using wireless city-wide broadband to complain about how tech doesn't make anyone's lives better. [1] Ownership of which largely transcends class, at least in the USA, which is amazingly wonderful and is a consequence of the capitalist system TFA's author seems to hate so much.