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Re:Target’s gig workers will strike to protest switch to alg... by cameronbrown on Sunday July 12, 2020 @04:41PM (#23814574)
Yup. There's simply not enough money consumers are willing to pay anymore. VCs spent untold Billions distorting the worldwide taxi market.
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Re:Target’s gig workers will strike to protest switch to alg... by jjeaff on Sunday July 12, 2020 @11:29PM (#23816883)
I wonder if the bigger distortion is actually the rental market. At least in the US, taxis are pretty rare anywhere outside of NYC and a few other metro areas.

I know for me, pre-uber I probably rode in taxis once a year. I would usually have rented a car at the airport in most cases.

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Re:Target’s gig workers will strike to protest switch to alg... by dcow on Sunday July 12, 2020 @05:14PM (#23814817)
Untold? I'm pretty sure we know how much money Uber and Lyft have taken (and Sidecar and Flywheel, etc.)
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Re:Target’s gig workers will strike to protest switch to alg... by cameronbrown on Monday July 13, 2020 @04:46AM (#23818591)
Turn of phrase.
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