AI6YR BenCNN:‘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
*** 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.
Murray - Paperposts@ai6yr Their model has always been one of theft and exploitation - shift all capital costs and risk onto the individual, remove any employee safety nets, actively lobby and undermine any state/existing transport infrastructure, provide a 'service' and reap profits as cities and communities lose communal transport options.
'sharing economy' my arse.
'sharing economy' my arse.