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As an ex-Lyft driver (SF,CA) and someone who knows/knew many of them I would add here that it is rare for anyone doing this kind of work to be planning to do it
by scyzoryk_xyz 4y ago
As an ex-Lyft driver (SF,CA) and someone who knows/knew many of them I would add here that it is rare for anyone doing this kind of work to be planning to do it for life. It’s usually part of some temporary plan or arrangement.
This is why these people often argue against what would seem to be in their interest. They want to stay under radar, they just want/need the cash.
That being said, I’m not so sure in hindsight that any of it is healthy. In the EU where I live now, driving a car for this work requires the driver to jump through many extra hoops so it is a more long-term decision to become one. You get nicer cars, better drivers and… higher prices.
There is no solution to this problem! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- hellojesus 4y agoThe solution is the free market. People don't have to drive. It's a super low barrier to entry position and therefore is ultracompetitive. Drivers wouldn't drive if they wanted benefits. They would work elsewhere.
- Jochim 4y agoThe free market solution of 70 years ago was to sell babies[0]. The willingness of the desperate to engage in an act is not affirmation of it's morality. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_selling#cite_ref-58 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_selling#cite_ref-58
- hellojesus 4y agoWhy should we label a voluntary transaction as immoral so long as no third party harm is done? Seems that this is similar to adoption but with proceeds benefiting parents. Maybe moral hazard in incentivizing peolple to produce children purely to sell, but I would imagine market dynamics would solve the supply issue when prices decline.