> This isn't just paternalism, it's the gig workers themselves driving these changes.

This isn't universal though. If you go to places where gig workers discuss these issues (say /r/UberDrivers) every post complaining about pay has people saying "if you don't like the fare, don't accept it!" and to be fair there are also lots who are not complaining about it.

In any event, I don't mean to defend uber. I don't favor their model. I would just say that it is NOT universal.

You're arguing tactics vs. strategy though, the tactic is to optimize the current system, but the strategy is to fix the broken system.

A single Uber driver can and often does do both.

Some people don't agree that the system is even broken.

"Some people" think all kinds of crazy shit, I'm not really seeing an argument here.

> We think they're suffering because they're saying they're suffering.

Calfornia's AB5 was massively protested by gig workers. This sort of generalization is absolutely paternalism.