On: They Were Deactivated from Delivering. Their Finances Were Devastated.

[assimpleaspossi]

It is what it is. They know that going in and it's what they signed up for.

The deactivation is a different story, however.

[michaelsshaw → assimpleaspossi]

I'm sure they'd like to sign up for something else. It's not some free marketplace of employers. The deals are shit all around.

[ANewFormation → michaelsshaw]

There are lots of people that enjoy the 'gig' jobs because of the freedom to work (or not) whenever they want.

[mystraline → ANewFormation]

Even more 'choose' gig shit-work because that's all that was available.

And sure, homelessness, hunger, and low/no medical is a "choice", its not a choice we make lightly.

So worse is better than homeless. And people are stratified out of even the working class.

[ANewFormation → mystraline]

This is complete nonsense. There's no shortage of low still, low wage jobs - most of which would pay better in the longrun, have opportunities for advancement, and so on.

But they don't come with the freedom that gig jobs do which is their primary appeal.

[dkkergoog → michaelsshaw]

It's not worth it. The insurance you want to provide is not sustainable. Or if you think it is the make the company and compete. The other option are these dealers shutting down and now no one has a source of income.

[trilbyglens → dkkergoog]

Europe calls bullshit on this line of reasoning. You've drank too much koolaide friend.

[mystraline → assimpleaspossi]

There is absolutely a difference between a professional 1099 contractor charging $500/hr with a custom negotiated contract, and this garbage that we call 'gig work'.

And if the laws were actually enforced, most of it is blatantly illegal.

     Illegal online taxi.
     Illegal online food delivery.
     Illegal residential hotel chain.

Etc.

Many people who do this do so because they don't have other choices. And much of it is also illegal for the people "working", cause commercial driving requires commercial license.

It is a scam on everyone, except for the 'app companies' that basically added 'internet' to a regulated career and turned it into unregulated enshittified garbage.

[Ekaros → mystraline]

Yep. The market should be two sided. Service providers should be able to set any terms and prices. Then it would be up to buyer to review them including fine print. This would allow real free market to operate in most efficient way.

[gruez → mystraline]

>And if the laws were actually enforced, most of it is blatantly illegal.

>It is a scam on everyone, except for the 'app companies' that basically added 'internet' to a regulated career and turned it into unregulated enshittified garbage.

No, this predated "app companies". Taxi drivers were self-employed, only got paid if they got fares, and on top had to pay for the privilege of driving (medallion system). That's just as bad as working for Uber, if not worse (since you don't have to pay to work for Uber).