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Re:The Uber leak exposes the global war on workers by kristofferR on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @11:44AM (#32071598)
I think Uber totally flipped the power balance between drivers and customers. Before Uber etc., taxi drivers usually had a good experiences driving while customers usually had horrible experiences being passengers.

Now the situation has flipped. When most people think back to taxis before Uber existed, they'll unfortunately rather accept poor working conditions for the drivers than going back to the taxi hellhole they still remember.

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Re:The Uber leak exposes the global war on workers by aperson_hello on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @11:51AM (#32071702)
This is a very local take. Some places, cab drivers were being taken advantage of even more than Uber does (by the medallion holder). In other places, the driver had a lot better gig pre-uber.
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Re:The Uber leak exposes the global war on workers by kristofferR on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @12:02PM (#32071872)
Agree, I should have phrased it a little differently.

My main point was that customers aren't being treated badly like with taxis anymore, and they'll accept a lot of exploitation due to that.

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