Instacart shoppers besieged by bots that snatch lucrative orders

Re:Instacart shoppers besieged by bots that snatch lucrative... by WoodenChair on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @06:39AM (#24059209)

I think people in this thread are confusing "free market idealists" (usually libertarians) with conservatives/Republicans. A free market idealist has no problem with a free labor market that self-organizes into unions as long as the government doesn't mandate unionization. Conservatives and Republicans tend to advocate for big business and have therefore a natural antipathy towards organized labor.

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Re:Instacart shoppers besieged by bots that snatch lucrative... by joncrocks on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @07:09AM (#24059408)

I would also presume that in addition a `free market idealist` would also want to ensure that Unions aren't given any special status, and that employers could also come together to agree wages.

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Re:Instacart shoppers besieged by bots that snatch lucrative... by debouncy on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @10:36AM (#24061234)

If unions don't aren't somewhat mandatory then workers are trapped in prisoner's dilemma.

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Re:Instacart shoppers besieged by bots that snatch lucrative... by erik_seaberg on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @05:47PM (#24065987)

The prisoner's dilemma is modeled with only two sides. A union might be better for average members, but it's strictly worse for non-members and employers and customers. Competition is a solution, not a problem to be avoided.

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Re:Instacart shoppers besieged by bots that snatch lucrative... by sukilot on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @05:00PM (#24065542)

Yes. That's an argument against libertarianism, not an argument that libertarianism must include mandatory unions.

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