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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by maxxxxx on Monday July 24, 2017 @10:41AM (#14838792)
The control is only there if people have a fallback to making money another way. Once they become more dependent on gigging they will have to do whatever they are told to do. They are easily replaceable cogs that have no market power.
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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by kasey_junk on Monday July 24, 2017 @11:57AM (#14839531)
Lets say I agreed with you. In what way is that worse than the non-gigging market? If I take a job at a Gap, I am an easily replaceable cog with no market power, I'm dependent on that job and have to do what I'm told, but I can't set my own hours. Regular shifts are virtually non-existent in most low income jobs today. Gigging as it currently exists improves on that.
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Re:The gig economy of the 18th Century by maxxxxx on Monday July 24, 2017 @12:43PM (#14839981)
"Regular shifts are virtually non-existent in most low income jobs today. "

This is a really bad trend that gigging will even accelerate.

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