The Gig Economy’s False Promise
If only we could somehow prevent Uber from forcing people to drive for them, we could solve this problem once and for all...<p>I really just can&#x27;t understand the mentality of &quot;These people are too stupid to realize they&#x27;re being taken advantage of, let&#x27;s write opinion pieces to enlighten these poor simple minded masses to the errors of their ways.&quot;<p>It just feels so condescending and elitist to me to take this viewpoint.<p>If it really is a bum deal, people will figure it out and quit. Uber will either go out of business or work harder to retain drivers. Or if customers get too upset at always having a new driver they&#x27;ll seek other options.