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Lootcifer- t1_is5grp0 wrote

Reply to comment by el_gee in Rise of delivery robots leaves drivers fearful of job losses | Context by el_gee

The thing is that these jobs have so little return that the corporations exploit the workers so much to get their money back a lot of the time and it becomes a very toxic and demeaning job. I cant see the future so idk what other jobs in the future could pop up that would help these people migrate from one gig job to another but from what I understand, ultimately this model is not economically sustainable for businesses without making it more expensive which then would make dinners cost more than double. Already you pay like more than 50% of the cost sometimes

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el_gee OP t1_is5h4y3 wrote

That's true. There was a really good post I read on here that was by a Deliveroo rider in London, and you can see over the years how the experience changed and became a lot worse.

And that's when VC funding is still propping things up and hiding a lot of problems with business models. It can only get worse over time.

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loboMuerto t1_is5rt6q wrote

And yet, people freely choose to use those expensive services and people choose to work for them; sometimes they are the last barrier before panhandling.

Would you like to have that option removed from their lives because you don't like it?

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