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Re:Charging electric scooters is a cut-throat business by ehead on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @02:58AM (#17124185)
Man, the gig economy is getting pretty surreal.

Wait until the food delivery guys get on electric longboards. YT from Snow Crash might be a relatable character for my kids...

Re:Charging electric scooters is a cut-throat business by andrewmunsell on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @12:25PM (#17127137)
That isn't as unrealistic as you think, there's some people on Reddit posting about working for Uber Eats with Boosted Boards in NYC, and I know of at least one other that does it in SFO:

https://www.reddit.com/r/boostedboards/comments/8jzokl/11_an...

Re:Charging electric scooters is a cut-throat business by maccam94 on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @03:44AM (#17124313)
I mean, they already rent electric Scooter mopeds...