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Let's not leave the rest of it, threatened with its drivers unionizing Uber tries to play the individualism card to dissuade collective action. "California dri
by devoply 7y ago
Let's not leave the rest of it, threatened with its drivers unionizing Uber tries to play the individualism card to dissuade collective action.
"California drivers deserve access to flexible work."
https://www.independentdriver.org/ https://www.independentdriver.org/
I wish rent was flexible. How about food prices, they should be flexible. Car repair costs. Flexible. Gas prices should be flexible. In general life should be flexible. Everyone should negotiate. Things should not be that predictable. It's better for everyone.
- xapata 7y agoPrices are indeed flexible.
- SomeOldThrow 7y agoPrices are mostly driven by market forces. That leaves little room for flexibility.
- jerf 7y agoThe flexibility is in what you buy. Rent is flexible in the sense that you can choose what to rent, and whether you have people paying with you (roommates). And so on with other expenses; a new Tesla or a 8-year-old used sedan? etc. SV's problem is that even the minimum rent is pretty high, but that's a local problem, not a universal.
- SomeOldThrow 7y agoAhh, so I have the flexibility to choose to be homeless to save on rent. Great. > SV's problem is that even the minimum rent is pretty high, but that's a local problem, not a universal. In my experience almost all of people's problems are local. To be clear, I have an excellent job. I'm just trying my hand at putting the 'ol empathy hat on.
- jerf 7y ago"Ahh, so I have the flexibility to choose to be homeless to save on rent. Great." That's hostile misinterpretation. I gave you real-world examples, like roommates.
- SomeOldThrow 7y agoHostile? I was quite polite. You’re the person expressing denying the validity of market effects that literally kill people, and you’re pimping it as freedom. That’s hostile.
- bdcravens 7y agoEverything in that list involves choice: where you want to live is a choice. (based on family size, crime rates, school quality, access to transportation, whether you have pets, etc, but still a choice) Even the things that have static prices involve consumption choices (ie, how much gas you consume)
- devoply 7y agoLiving wage covers the floor of these things. Even that is not being offered.
- SomeOldThrow 7y agoThis really only makes sense if you can choose your wage, too.