Re:The Uber leak exposes the global war on workers
by randomdata on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @01:15PM
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> Sometimes they’re slightly skewed where one party profits a little more than they other.
I imagine they wish they could profit. Uber isn't profitable. They lose stupid amounts of money. It subsists on investments made by capitalists looking to metaphorically burn up their car. Given your definition, if the workers were making more than nothing they would be the ones exploiting Uber.
While your definitions are correct, your interpretation is not. "Fair" in economics isn't some moral position. It simply refers to where people generally agree. If Uber isn't meeting its agreements with the workers then there may be a case for exploitation, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Your point, if I interpret correctly, seems to be that the workers are making agreements that you wouldn't agree to.
What’s that definition?
I’m using exploitation in the common sense of “treating someone unfairly” or “making use of someone for your own gain”.
Work relationships are not always exploitive. Ideally they are mutually beneficial. Sometimes they’re slightly skewed where one party profits a little more than they other. None of that is what we’re talking about.