As a gig worker I hope it stays, gig work has been a massive quality of life improvement for me. I think if the unions want to compete with us that's fine but the state shouldn't get to pick the winner.
The state is there to look after its people (in theory). If gig work doesn't provide livable wages and drives down wages or job availability for people looking for livable wages then it shouldn't be allowed
> As a gig worker I hope it stays, gig work has been a massive quality of life improvement for me. I think if the unions want to compete with us that's fine but the state shouldn't get to pick the winner.
The fact that you registered a brand new account to post what might be interpreted as a blatant pro-exploitation message doesn't help your argument.
Please don't harass new accounts. The odds that you're nailing some impersonator are much smaller than the odds that you're being a jerk to someone who you ought to be welcoming to the community. That's not the kind of place we want HN to be.
Of course many new accounts aren't really new users, but that's not necessarily illegitimate. The site guidelines ask you to Assume good faith for a reason: communities that don't, end up turning on themselves and become poisonous, almost like an auto-immune disorder.
It's particularly important to understand and abide by this guideline: "Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data." Internet users are far, far too quick to imagine they're seeing this and accuse someone else, someone perfectly innocent, of malicious manipulation. We don't want that here.
Say what you may, but let's not pretend that there are no corporate shill accounts being used throughout all social media, specially when it's about posting pro-corporate messages with content that's borderline enthusiastic about an issue which is conflated with worker exploitation.
