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What would happen if low-wage workers came together to cut out the middleman and build their own platforms? This isn't just a thought experiment. Worker-owned apps are already providing real alternatives to dismal working conditions in the global gig economy.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 20 2019, @07:42PM (4 children)
Not any more they don't.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/reader-center/taxi-medallion-investigation.html [nytimes.com]
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/15/656595597/cities-made-millions-selling-taxi-medallions-now-drivers-are-paying-the-price [npr.org]
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/nyregion/taxi-medallions-chicago.html [nytimes.com]
Training? In some places, the municipality requires a special license, not the medallion owners.
In other places all you need is a standard driver's license.
Do you usually display your ignorance so glaringly? I imagine people laugh at you. A lot.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 20 2019, @08:02PM (2 children)
Tens of thousands of dollars is still a lot of money, and the reason prices dropped is due to the gig economy undercutting taxis...
When I've asked you needed to memorize the streets. Also, etc includes being expected to make a certain amount of money per week, etc.
Basically, wtf are you talking about?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 20 2019, @08:15PM (1 child)
That whole "The Knowledge" [wikipedia.org] thing is just in London AFAIK.
Everywhere else, it's GPS all day every day. And the passengers usually know better than the drivers.
As for the money, one *is* required to make a certain amount of money -- so they can pay for food, rent, etc.
Yeah. People laugh at you a lot.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 20 2019, @08:43PM
Well you know wrong. Go ask a cabbie sometime.
And what is this "people laugh at you" thing? It sounds like the projections of someone with low self esteem.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday November 21 2019, @04:25PM
Order of magnitude drop in an asset that's still overpriced.
In some places, medallions still cost a lot of money - $160k is not pocket change.