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Are you seriously comparing 19th century piece work with today's gig jobs? Are you aware that classic employment is not being deprecated? People will simply cho

Are you seriously comparing 19th century piece work with today's gig jobs? Are you aware that classic employment is not being deprecated? People will simply choose what they like. Why should you decide for them? I know many people who are significantly happier and richer this way; who are you to deny them this happiness? BTW, IMO it seems like corporations are much more likely and empowered to abuse their employees than a gig economy platform ever could. Every Uber driver that had issues just switched to another platform or got an employment (situation when they can't get an employment and Uber is the only option is out of this topic).

ako 8y ago
Often it's not a choice: lots of people are layed off, and then rehired as freelancers. This is quite common among healthcare and construction workers. This is all for the benefit of the companies, not the employees. Lower wages, no need to pay other benefits like health-insurance or pensions, and ability to end contracts as companies see fit, especially when people get sick, become pregnant, or just old. There are a lot of freelancers forced into this construction, not by choice.
- TomMarius 8y ago
  Good point, that is not possible in my country though.
  - eschaton 8y ago
    Yet. Don’t underestimate the lobbying efforts of industry.
- Consultant32452 8y ago
  One of my biggest pet peeves about the current labor market is how my healthcare and retirement planning is so tightly coupled to my employer. Can we create a system where you're beholden to your employer for these things but I'm not? I prefer the gig economy.
wool_gather 8y ago
> Every Uber driver that had issues just switched to another platform How many other platforms are there? How different are they? > situation when they can't get an employment and Uber is the only option is out of this topic There's no way that can be off-topic; you yourself said "People will simply choose what they like." If other options are foreclosed, what then?
- TomMarius 8y ago
  > There's no way that can be off-topic; you yourself said "People will simply choose what they like." If other options are foreclosed, what then? It is off topic because our democratic republics are saying in their constitutions that this public social responsibility is handled by them and therefore the corporations and people don't need to care, because of which you are forced to pay social security tax. Am I paying it for nothing? BTW I live in a country that has stronger and person-based social system than the US. Other commenters have made points about insurance being tied to employment and I agree, in that case things are different.

ako 8y ago

Often it's not a choice: lots of people are layed off, and then rehired as freelancers. This is quite common among healthcare and construction workers. This is all for the benefit of the companies, not the employees. Lower wages, no need to pay other benefits like health-insurance or pensions, and ability to end contracts as companies see fit, especially when people get sick, become pregnant, or just old. There are a lot of freelancers forced into this construction, not by choice.

TomMarius 8y ago
Good point, that is not possible in my country though.
- eschaton 8y ago
  Yet. Don’t underestimate the lobbying efforts of industry.
Consultant32452 8y ago
One of my biggest pet peeves about the current labor market is how my healthcare and retirement planning is so tightly coupled to my employer. Can we create a system where you're beholden to your employer for these things but I'm not? I prefer the gig economy.

wool_gather 8y ago

> Every Uber driver that had issues just switched to another platform How many other platforms are there? How different are they? > situation when they can't get an employment and Uber is the only option is out of this topic There's no way that can be off-topic; you yourself said "People will simply choose what they like." If other options are foreclosed, what then?

TomMarius 8y ago
> There's no way that can be off-topic; you yourself said "People will simply choose what they like." If other options are foreclosed, what then? It is off topic because our democratic republics are saying in their constitutions that this public social responsibility is handled by them and therefore the corporations and people don't need to care, because of which you are forced to pay social security tax. Am I paying it for nothing? BTW I live in a country that has stronger and person-based social system than the US. Other commenters have made points about insurance being tied to employment and I agree, in that case things are different.