gig work... uber, amazon, airbnb, doordash, upwork,

"Disruption": the promise of tech companies in the early startup era: to tear down archaic and outdated industries in favor of supposed innovation to provide everything "you never knew you needed."

genius idea! call them contractors and then they're not your responsibility - no health care, no 401k.

Something went wrong? Oh, your Uber driver was drunk? The AirBnb host has cameras in the house? It's not our fault. We clearly state in our terms and conditions that we are a tech company. !!404 ERROR!! Please send an email to our support team at hello@noanswer.com and our customer support agents will be with you shortly.

Jobs are shifting towards replaceability. Remove any amount of training, any amount of regulation required to perform the job. Remove all barriers to entry. So then... one day... even a robot can do them (and for way less money)!

The company then collects all the profit without having to pay anything but lobbying fees.