[Homer Simpson whisper] the problem here is not on the consumer level

The service industry existed before all of these things and was used in the exact same way.

The problem is that these new companies are destroying oversight regarding how workers are treated, not that people use these service.

It's not people needing a ride, or food delivered to their homes.

It's that the """gig economy""" removes all forms of worker protection & reduces workers to individual contractors who are thus without recourse

It's like...the equivalent of tech bros who decided they needed to reinvent taxis; this discourse is like reinventing conversations around labor and exploitation but somehow assuming it's the fault of ppl who need whatever service

No, it's not urban liberals thinking of Uber drivers as servants (though I'm sure many do and that's obviously gross); it's Uber drivers not having a goddamn union to protect them and demand fair treatment

I mean it really....boggles my mind like...does this person not know ppl used taxis before Uber? Ppl had food delivered before DoorDash??

People using these services isn't new!!! The atomization is and that's the issue!!

It's like I get trying to adapt labor discourse but this is just....not doing that