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1. toomuchtodo · 1790194803 · focus · HN ↗

   More evidence Big Tech valuations are driven primarily by worker exploitation. Keep 'em coming.

   1. SoftTalker · 1790195290 · focus · HN ↗

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      1. toomuchtodo · 1790195366 · focus · HN ↗

         I'm unwilling to argue with "It is a free choice to be exploited." I understand some will argue for this, and will hold the mental model, I am simply unwilling to entertain it from a time and effort perspective.

         If the business cannot exist without exploitation, the business should not exist. I also understand this is an argument at the political process level at its core. Not much progress to be made in the argument over the US being an economic exploitation engine. Some are for, some are against. We choose, through policy, whether someone must make the choice to be exploited because we give them no other choice. We can make better choices, I argue. "The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats it's most vulnerable members."

         1. SoftTalker · 1790195572 · focus · HN ↗

            I recognize that there is a power imbalance in play, but I would rather see activism towards educating would-be DoorDashers that the numbers don't work in their favor, rather than regulating DoorDash out of existence.

            And in some cases, if you just need some money to pay a bill and you have a few hours available, maybe doing a few DoorDash deliveries closes that gap for you, even if it's not a good long term job. But, that can also work as a trap if you're not very deliberate about it.

            1. [deleted] · 1790195651 · focus · HN ↗

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            2. throwaway27448 · 1790248400 · focus · HN ↗

               I suspect the doordashers are aware they're poor. In fact, I suspect the average doordasher is probably more financially literate as a result. The alternative is homelessness or worse.

               Anyway, doing nothing and blindly hoping for the best didn't work the last thousand times. Why would it work this time?

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