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A comment on How Estimates of the Gig Economy Went Wrong. Parent comment

Re:How Estimates of the Gig Economy Went Wrong by thatoneuser on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @03:43AM (#18863278)
Oh totally. Hell, lyft and Uber straight up withhold information for the explicit purpose of coaxing workers to do work they wouldn’t otherwise do.
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Re:How Estimates of the Gig Economy Went Wrong by ithinkinstereo on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @04:14AM (#18863418)
A hallmark of a scam is unnecessary obfuscation and complexity in the business model (i.e., how you get paid).
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