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Taxi dispatch, food delivery, things like that. People think it's novel since it has an app. But the business categories were around before, just a little more
by asveikau 6y ago
Taxi dispatch, food delivery, things like that. People think it's novel since it has an app. But the business categories were around before, just a little more manual, less centralized, etc.
- threeseed 6y agoTaxi and food delivery are novel though. They managed to reclassify employees as "gig workers" to avoid any sort of financial and social responsibility. And the way they flagrantly ignored laws and regulations in so many countries and over so many years was definitely unique.
- inimino 6y agoYou might be surprised to learn some of the history of the traditional taxi industry.
- hhfy5332 6y agoYes, Uber is pretty good at PR.
- scarface74 6y agoA corporation shouldn’t have financial or social responsibility for its workers. The main reason that the gig economy is such a big problem in the US is that we tie health insurance, disability and unemployment insurance to the employer.