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disishhsha on Jan 9, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: How Estimates of the Gig Economy Went Wrong

Seems to me Uber has led to a huge increase in the number of hired rides. So in most cases, the Uber driver isn’t replacing anything, except perhaps the passenger driving themselves for free.

gamblor956 on Jan 9, 2019 [–]

Parking and gas. Uber has basically replaced parking and gas costs.

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