> Some of us have seen wages lowered by 30–40% overall. I think this a danger of contracting for VC-backed "gig economy" services like Instacart and Uber. They

> Some of us have seen wages lowered by 30–40% overall. I think this a danger of contracting for VC-backed "gig economy" services like Instacart and Uber. They often subsidize the cost of the service using funding (billions, in the case of Instacart and Uber) in order to quickly attract customers and workers, then reduce the subsidies once they are established. It's not right, but at this point gig economy workers should expect it and plan accordingly.