I saw an article a few days ago that I just can&#x27;t seem to find again, that pointed out that many low-wage employers like Wal-Mart or Starbucks use sophisticated scheduling software to schedule a large amount of part-time workers such that they never work more than 29 hours a week (which would make them entitled to full-stime benefits), while making sure that staffing meets demand. Schedule changes can be very short notice, and if you as an employee can&#x27;t bend yourself to fit the the company&#x27;s demands, they&#x27;ll simply fire you.<p>In contrast, the Uber model also mobilizes a large amount of low-wage workers, but never <i>forces</i> people to work when they don&#x27;t want to, they simply use market incentives to make sure supply and demand gets balanced.<p>And people who are in these jobs <i>vastly</i> prefer the Uber model, because they are real people with real schedules, and working when it suits them best gives them agency and control over their lives, which is worth much, much, more than an increase in minimum wage.