Gig-Economy Workers Are the Modern Proletariat

Re:Gig-Economy Workers Are the Modern Proletariat by billyggruff on Sunday October 07, 2018 @08:18AM (#18160210)

Uber does not force a price.

It is up to the driver to accept the fare.

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Re:Gig-Economy Workers Are the Modern Proletariat by swiley on Sunday October 07, 2018 @10:41AM (#18160768)

I've been told that uber hides some of the information (either the price or the distance the driver has to go or both) which makes that not quite true.

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Re:Gig-Economy Workers Are the Modern Proletariat by jesuschristHD on Sunday October 07, 2018 @12:34PM (#18161373)

I currently drive for Uber and both of these are 100% true When a request pops up all I see is the estimated time it'll take me to get to the pickup point, I also have exactly 10 seconds to accept a request.

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Re:Gig-Economy Workers Are the Modern Proletariat by billyggruff on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @10:00AM (#18176014)

Is this also true for Lyft?

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Re:Gig-Economy Workers Are the Modern Proletariat by billyggruff on Sunday October 07, 2018 @11:05AM (#18160900)

If that is true than it is no better than the US healthcare system.

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Re:Gig-Economy Workers Are the Modern Proletariat by s73v3r_ on Sunday October 07, 2018 @02:35PM (#18161970)

No. Take it or leave it is them dictating a price.

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Re:Gig-Economy Workers Are the Modern Proletariat by leetcrew on Sunday October 07, 2018 @06:24PM (#18162937)

if i demand a $2mm salary, take it or leave it, i am not dictating a price; i am getting laughed out of the room and someone else is getting the job. uber is only dictating a price to the extent that lyft won't offer more.

firms like comcast, who may be the only ISP offering >25mbps in a particular area, are the ones who get to dictate a price.

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