I agree. I think, in general, Uber was a good thing. Cab companies really were one of those shitty monopolies that treated their customers poorly because they h

I agree. I think, in general, Uber was a good thing. Cab companies really were one of those shitty monopolies that treated their customers poorly because they had no pressure to innovate or even listen to their customers much at all. The main issues with Uber are not that it’s a gig economy job, it’s that it externalizes much of the costs to drivers in ways that are difficult for the average driver to amortize. Beyond that, it can be something of a trap. It requires very little skill to drive, and there is essentially no upward mobility or ability to upskill through continued labor. But that is not unique to Uber.