AI6YR Ben2d ago

CNN:‘I’m done’: Rideshare drivers on the brink of quitting over higher gas prices

https://lite.cnn.com/2026/04/01/business/uber-lyft-doordash-drivers-gas

#gas #IranWar #economy #uber #lyft

‘I’m done’: Rideshare drivers on the brink of quitting over higher gas prices

Millions of Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart drivers have no choice but to pay higher gas prices if they want to keep earning a living.

CNN
Show threadAI6YR Ben2d ago
*** Uber/Lyft have moved all the risk/expenses to the drivers, who are the ones that suffer, while the corporation retains most of the profits... it's fundamental to their business model, basically forcing the drivers into the "company town" kind of model where they can barely get ahead.
Show threadUrzl

@ai6yr That's pretty much every business.

"We figured out a way to make other people bear the risks and costs of us doing X."

Apr 1 at 3:22pmMoshidon