Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd
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: 1) by khallow on Thursday November 21 2019, @04:16PM (2 children)
What's the abuse that's due to the gig activity being a gig? For example, in the US, the laws that make selling drugs illegal with all kinds of creative and often illegal (in particular, civil asset forfeiture) are the problem not the gig nature of drug dealing.
(Score: 2) by dry on Saturday November 23 2019, @05:20AM (1 child)
People operating as taxi's without the correct professional drivers licensing and the resultant lack of insurance so that even if the driver is not at fault, the driver and passengers may not be covered. Even in those cases where the driver does have a drivers license for driving a small bus/taxi, there's a good chance they haven't the proper insurance.
The problem with the drug dealing gig economy is the lack of quality control leading to thousands of deaths, mostly due to people being poisoned by not getting the advertised product.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday November 23 2019, @01:06PM
Outlawed markets aren't regulated markets.