By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/07/2026When a driver signs on and makes themselves available - at no charge - to Uber, it is the company's actions, not the driver's, that determine whether that driver gets a job, and how much they'll get paid. 25/ 1352
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/07/2026Uber and Lyft claim that drivers have control, too - when (if) they're offered a job, they get to decide whether to take it. This is true, but it's more complicated than that. 26/ 1312
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/07/2026Drivers get about 15 seconds (!) to decide whether to accept a job, which means they have 15 seconds to calculate the mileage and time-based rate on offer, all while operating a vehicle in traffic. 27/ 2396
