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> They have no power. They have the power to vote, arguably much more influential then money. > They are too poor and too desperate to be unemployed for long
by wrong_variable 7y ago
> They have no power.
They have the power to vote, arguably much more influential then money.
> They are too poor and too desperate to be unemployed for long
If they are too poor, they also qualify for food stamp and a bunch of other benefit that YOU are paying for ! Its a transfer of wealth from your work / pocket to rich Uber shareholders like Saudi Arabia.
> and many will be replaced with robots.
Unlikely, especially for last mile, and in cities ( where most people live )
> The gig economy is an underclass. They are serfs.
Most of us are "serfs" to somebody, unless you are retired or are living off your investments.
> Unless they rise up violently nothing will change.
Not really, they just need to vote, DJT is an example, Bernie maybe next.
- tomjakubowski 7y agoIt's pretty off topic for the thread, but DJT's election was probably more about "not voting" than about voting. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/voter-turnout-2016-elections https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/voter-turnout-2016-ele...