The sharing economy was always a scam

Re:The sharing economy was always a scam by benj111 on Friday March 08, 2019 @04:09AM (#19336144)

Personally I don't read the parents comment as referring to all Uber drivers, but that's just me.

"it fits with a meme of poorer people being dumber "

I agree that that's the meme, the parent doesn't actually refer to Uber driver's wealth, rich or poor.

I'm guessing theres an unspoken assumption that Uber drivers are poorer, because it isn't that well paid? People don't seem to be giving up careers to do it.

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Re:The sharing economy was always a scam by xkcd-sucks on Friday March 08, 2019 @06:32PM (#19343286)

Also the meme might be "poor people are forced into exploitative situations". Nobody would assume that a fast food clerk, for example, is dumb enough to consider the job good.

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