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> it does not pay a reasonable wage for anyone to live on, Why is the purpose of a wage to live on? Many uber drivers drive part time for fun or extra pocket

> it does not pay a reasonable wage for anyone to live on, Why is the purpose of a wage to live on? Many uber drivers drive part time for fun or extra pocket change. The existence of thousands of uber drivers -- who in my experience, have all been quite reasonable, nice people -- seem to directly contradict your claim that it does not pay a 'reasonable wage'. Clearly, it does for those invested parties.

bergstromm466 6y ago
What about this example? 'Driving For Uber, Sleeping In Her Car' (VICE News): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9abrZwnPThE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9abrZwnPThE > The existence of thousands of uber drivers -- who in my experience, have all been quite reasonable, nice people -- seem to directly contradict your claim that it does not pay a 'reasonable wage'. Clearly, it does for those invested parties. Maybe we can leave it up to the academic researchers and labor rights organizations? Why do you make a claim and link to no sources, please could you provide your sources? Here are some sources I found: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/precariat-global-class-rise-of-populism/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/precariat-global-clas... https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/gig-economy/2016/08/25/for-40-percent-of-us-the-future-of-work-has-already-arrived/ https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/gig-economy/2016/08/25/for... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jan/29/gig-economy-traps-workers-in-precarious-existence-says-report https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jan/29/gig-economy... https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/aug/31/the-new-resistance-how-gig-economy-workers-are-fighting-back https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/aug/31/the-new-resist... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/nov/20/high-score-low-pay-gamification-lyft-uber-drivers-ride-hailing-gig-economy https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/nov/20/high-score-... > Why is the purpose of a wage to live on? This isn't a serious question is it?
AgloeDreams 6y ago
Many Uber drivers are great people! I know a bunch, I know how they have been screwed. The costs are never upfront. The Driving rarely lasts as people eventually get taken out by upkeep expenses, waiting for fares, and lost values in vehicles.
- mike00632 6y ago
  Also, Uber requires cars to be relatively new, which means drivers have to make substantial payments on the car itself.
sampsonitify 6y ago
The argument X "does not pay a reasonable wage for anyone to live on true" may be true for many definitions of "live on", how is no job better? Does Uber pay more than an alternate world with no job? Surely that is the question.

bergstromm466 6y ago

What about this example? 'Driving For Uber, Sleeping In Her Car' (VICE News): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9abrZwnPThE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9abrZwnPThE > The existence of thousands of uber drivers -- who in my experience, have all been quite reasonable, nice people -- seem to directly contradict your claim that it does not pay a 'reasonable wage'. Clearly, it does for those invested parties. Maybe we can leave it up to the academic researchers and labor rights organizations? Why do you make a claim and link to no sources, please could you provide your sources? Here are some sources I found: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/precariat-global-class-rise-of-populism/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/precariat-global-clas... https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/gig-economy/2016/08/25/for-40-percent-of-us-the-future-of-work-has-already-arrived/ https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/gig-economy/2016/08/25/for... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jan/29/gig-economy-traps-workers-in-precarious-existence-says-report https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jan/29/gig-economy... https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/aug/31/the-new-resistance-how-gig-economy-workers-are-fighting-back https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/aug/31/the-new-resist... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/nov/20/high-score-low-pay-gamification-lyft-uber-drivers-ride-hailing-gig-economy https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/nov/20/high-score-... > Why is the purpose of a wage to live on? This isn't a serious question is it?

AgloeDreams 6y ago

Many Uber drivers are great people! I know a bunch, I know how they have been screwed. The costs are never upfront. The Driving rarely lasts as people eventually get taken out by upkeep expenses, waiting for fares, and lost values in vehicles.

mike00632 6y ago
Also, Uber requires cars to be relatively new, which means drivers have to make substantial payments on the car itself.

sampsonitify 6y ago

The argument X "does not pay a reasonable wage for anyone to live on true" may be true for many definitions of "live on", how is no job better? Does Uber pay more than an alternate world with no job? Surely that is the question.