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Re:SoftBank’s losses reveal Masayoshi Son’s broken business ... by sokoloff on Monday August 29, 2022 @08:12AM (#32637221)
App driving: simultaneously a poorly-paid exploitive arrangement and something in such demand that app companies can arbitrarily harm drivers by kicking them out.

Perhaps it’s worth looking into why so many people are seeking to be drivers on the platforms?

Re:SoftBank’s losses reveal Masayoshi Son’s broken business ... by ohgodplsno on Monday August 29, 2022 @08:32AM (#32637358)
Sure, let's go, I'll start:

Poverty, unemployment, lack of opportunities, industries destroyed, invisibilisation of the working class, not wanting to die out in the streets because your country has potentially no or bad social nets, destruction of said social nets forcing people to take even miserable jobs. We can go on.

Here's a hint for you, since it's your turn: the amount of people doing Uber because they love driving people around a traffic-jammed city in a 300000km piece of shit car is close to zero

Re:SoftBank’s losses reveal Masayoshi Son’s broken business ... by lotsofpulp on Monday August 29, 2022 @09:53AM (#32638268)
How is any of that Uber’s responsibility or in their capacity to solve? Every single one of those issues is societal, which can only be solved by the people and their government.
Re:SoftBank’s losses reveal Masayoshi Son’s broken business ... by ohgodplsno on Monday August 29, 2022 @10:19AM (#32638600)
"Lads, is it immoral to abuse the misery and despair of people to make money?"
Re:SoftBank’s losses reveal Masayoshi Son’s broken business ... by lotsofpulp on Monday August 29, 2022 @10:41AM (#32638885)
Increasing the demand for labor increases prices for labor sellers. I do not see how it could be construed as worse than not creating that increase in demand.
Re:SoftBank’s losses reveal Masayoshi Son’s broken business ... by sokoloff on Monday August 29, 2022 @12:23PM (#32640067)
If workers are choosing DoorDash, it seems like your ire should be directed at all employers other than DoorDash who are offering a worse or no deal to them.
Re:SoftBank’s losses reveal Masayoshi Son’s broken business ... by sokoloff on Monday August 29, 2022 @09:31AM (#32637992)
I talk to a lot of Uber drivers who seem to enjoy driving for Uber. I can imagine times in my younger life when I'd have enjoyed it as well.