There are plenty of non-medallion drivers being squeezed by the recent Uber/Lyft boom. A poster above me highlights one example of a livery driver whose income

There are plenty of non-medallion drivers being squeezed by the recent Uber/Lyft boom. A poster above me highlights one example of a livery driver whose income fell precipitously after the ride-sharing floodgates opened. Even Uber/Lyft drivers themselves are being squeezed (which I guess is the whole point). Look at the conditions that many bay area ride-sharing drivers face... driving hours from their homes outside the bay to make barely above minimum wage (if that) driving 60-80-100 hours a week in the city. Meanwhile all the marketing from these companies paint a rosy picture of "being your own boss" and earning "side-hustle" money, when in reality most of these drivers are, like taxi drivers, poor immigrants killing themselves trying to make a living (and without all the benefits and protections of a "traditional" job). Nothing I'm saying is extreme or a stretch. If you live in a major urban area you can literally see it and experience it for yourself. I've made this same point across different threads and keep on getting down-voted, but as Sinclair once said "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!"