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inigyouyesterday at 4:18 PM3 repliesview on HN

Have you ever met an Uber driver who makes decent money? Honest jobs should be compensated with honest money, not starvation wages.


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nunezyesterday at 4:56 PM

Black drivers used to make pretty good money many years ago, but Uber + market externalities redesigned their systems to "fix" that (mostly through decreasing payouts and high car rental costs)

Most of the drivers providing that service split their time between Uber, Lyft and traditional corporate black car service.

Lots of posts on this topic in the UberDrivers subreddit.

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timryesterday at 10:41 PM

Yes, many, in fact. But more importantly, nobody is making drivers take these jobs.

The restated version of your comment is simply “I think drivers should get paid more,” which is fine, but not an argument. Everyone who has ever had a job thinks the same thing.

satvikpendemyesterday at 6:38 PM

Yes, many in fact.