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Gig Economy helps a lot of people, but it's just temporary. The information and brand recognition Uber gets right now will help them to easily transition to sel
by mariusz79 12y ago
Gig Economy helps a lot of people, but it's just temporary. The information and brand recognition Uber gets right now will help them to easily transition to self-driving cars, leaving all these people that currently depend on Uber in a really though situation. What do you put on your resume when in 2018 Uber introduces first self-driving cars, and your gig is no more? Right now they are just in a information gathering stage, collecting information about travel routes, times, congestion etc. They need human drivers but not for long.
- spindritf 12y agoWhat will you put if you are a truck driver? This is a problem with automation in general, or low-skill jobs, not Uber, sharing, or gig economy.
- mariusz79 12y ago"low-skill jobs" - more and more jobs will be classified as such. People should spend time learning skills that are not low-skill instead of being a glorified taxi driver
- w1ntermute 12y agoYou can't just take a 35 year old truck driver and turn him into a skilled knowledge worker.
- viscanti 12y agoThat seems like an incredibly optimistic forecast for when self-driving cars will be viable and plentiful enough (in enough places) to make any kind of dent. But even if the future is self-driving cars, I don't think that takes away from the fact that the gig economy is helping people right now. People are putting food on the table because of this. That seems like a big win.
- mattybrennan 12y agoUber and vehicle services are just a piece of the gig economy. TaskRabbit, elance.com, etc are also growing, and most of those functions won't be replaced by robots.
- mariusz79 12y agoThe day we can replace taxi or truck drivers is the day that we'll be able to automate most jobs from taskrabbit and enlance