&quot;It&#x27;s pretty ruthless exploitation&quot;<p>If Uber drivers are being &quot;exploited&quot;, why don&#x27;t they quit? Because no one else would give them a better job, presumably. But that seems perverse to blame on Uber. All they&#x27;re doing is giving drivers a better deal than they would otherwise get.<p>Suppose your father got cancer, and you decided to sell your grand piano to get some money for treatment. All the other buyers offer $1,000 for the piano, and then I come and offer $1,500. $1,500 isn&#x27;t enough to pay for cancer treatment, of course, but it&#x27;d be crazy to say I was &quot;exploiting&quot; you - I&#x27;m giving you a better deal than anyone else would. The problem is the cancer, not the piano buyers, and certainly not me.