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Re:Robots were supposed to take our jobs. Instead, they’re m... by fogdart on Friday July 02, 2021 @09:15PM (#27718561)
>Gig workers can find themselves at the whims of an app’s black-box algorithm that lets workers flood the app to compete with each other at a frantic pace for pay so low that how lucrative any given trip or job is can depend on the tip, leaving workers reliant on the generosity of an anonymous stranger.

Can we not do sentences like this ever again, please?

Re:Robots were supposed to take our jobs. Instead, they’re m... by khaki54 on Sunday July 04, 2021 @10:23AM (#27729826)
It's Vox, so English and journalistic ability aren't going to be near the top of the list of job qualifications.