How Estimates of the Gig Economy Went Wrong

Re:How Estimates of the Gig Economy Went Wrong by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @03:35AM (#18863247)

> They could have made an improved taxi service where people still payed a fair amount and in exchange you get a pleasant, on demand taxi

This was what Uber was. Then Lyft launched its product and, to Uber’s shock, didn’t get any regulatory pushback. (Most people in most American cities had horrible cab experiences. Also, the tech backlash hadn’t yet begun.)

Uber probably improved the pay laws for New York’s taxi drivers by bringing light to their plight. It also improved quality across the board.

This isn’t a simple “they got greedy” story.

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Re:How Estimates of the Gig Economy Went Wrong by m-ee on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @04:24AM (#18863458)

Uber originally was a black car service. Sidecar was the first company I was aware of to use the model that Lyft and UberX currently follow.

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Re:How Estimates of the Gig Economy Went Wrong by thatoneuser on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @11:25AM (#18865960)

Tbf Lyft is my major complaint. I’m less familiar with Uber.

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