The platform provides the service to the customer. Without it there is no uber. Without gig drivers, there is still an uber it’s just more expensive because the corporation can’t pawn off cost on the gig drivers.
The workers do not own uber. They do not see profit. ROI or anything like that.
And before someone mentions: yes, it is the corp’s duty to provide ROI to shareholders. Investment comes with risk.
*Why are people more “ok” with hedging investor risk by trading it for a lower worker quality of life?*
When workers discuss more open, they become more class conscious, they realize they can be paid more, and they fight for it.
With no workers there is no product.
With no investors, there is product, when the workers are the owners - they become the investors. ;)
The workers do not own uber. They do not see profit. ROI or anything like that.
And before someone mentions: yes, it is the corp’s duty to provide ROI to shareholders. Investment comes with risk.
*Why are people more “ok” with hedging investor risk by trading it for a lower worker quality of life?*
When workers discuss more open, they become more class conscious, they realize they can be paid more, and they fight for it.
With no workers there is no product.
With no investors, there is product, when the workers are the owners - they become the investors. ;)