[diyorgasms]

I just took an uber ride where the driver told me she left her granddaughter's birthday party to drive people. Maybe she has different priorities than I would, but I think it's more likely that she's economically desperate enough that she has to miss those moments to make ends meet. As much as I like the service uber provides, I don't think we should pretend people are working for uber without duress.

[ardivekar]

I mean, sure, but how is that Uber's fault? The same lady would have to have otherwise worked at McDonalds if Uber didn't exist. And if Uber paid its drivers more, it wouldn't be able to hire as many drivers, which means that the lowest level of worker has an implicit denial of a job.

Minimum wage sucks, but when there's an excess of supply, it's the unfortunate truth.