I'm torn about this, because I'm normally against most free market (libertarian at the extreme) philosophy and the lobbying that coincides with that, because it

I'm torn about this, because I'm normally against most free market (libertarian at the extreme) philosophy and the lobbying that coincides with that, because it trends towards the capitalist end of the spectrum and so is usually anti-labor. But Uber is one of the only games around that lets workers 100% set their own hours with no commitment to the job/client outside work hours. Think about that - out of all the countless millions of businesses around the world, almost nobody offers that kind of freedom. I don't think it's possible to list even 10 businesses that do. So I suspect that there is an underlying attack here against the basic freedom to work as much or as little as one chooses, protected by anonymity. That's the real story. Yes the law was broken, yes workers were exploited, but if the nanny state gets its way and regulates Uber into being just another 40 hour job with bennies, then a lifeline for non-mainstream makers and creatives like us will be lost. I think that motive to suppress alternative work models is so strong that I can't trust the headlines.