I go back and forth on whether I think Uber&#x27;s model for paying its drivers is exploitative or liberating. When I&#x27;ve had drivers who work 16 hour days to put food on their family&#x27;s table, I feel bad that Uber is taking advantage of them. But then I&#x27;ll have a driver who is a student who decided to drive for 3 hours that night to make a little extra money while he&#x27;s feeling uninspired to write a paper for his college course. I would&#x27;ve loved to have that opportunity when I was in school.<p>Both types of driver are paid under the same rules and yet one of them makes me feel a lot guiltier about using the service.