This is typical of the emerging tech-criticism genre on the so-called left. It raises some very valid points: job security or lack thereof, lack of protections

This is typical of the emerging tech-criticism genre on the so-called left. It raises some very valid points: job security or lack thereof, lack of protections if something goes wrong, etc. But it doesn't offer a solution. These pieces never offer a solution. That's because they don't have one. Instead they degenerate into vague pining for the good old days. ... like the good old days of taxi medallions, a closed and corrupt insiders club that excludes the vast majority from entry while artificially inflating transportation prices for those who don't have a car readily available. They also drop plenty of dog whistle terms like "neoliberal" just to make sure you know who the bad guys are. The bad guys of course are the ones doing new things and being successful at it. (gasp! success!) It's part of why IMHO there actually are no liberals on the contemporary scene. There are just different kinds of conservatives. It's trivially easy to criticize anything. Do you have a better idea? If not, we're done.