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
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/07/2026Drivers who accept lowballs risk having their pay *permanently* eroded via "algorithmic wage discrimination," which is when the platforms infer that workers who accept very low wages are economically desperate and can be offered even lower wages in the future: pluralistic.net/2023/04/12/a... 28/pluralistic.netPluralistic: Gig apps trap reverse centaurs in wage-stealing Skinner boxes (12 Apr 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 15615
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/07/2026But workers can't simply refuse offers and wait for the wage on offer to increase. That increase *may* happen, but if a driver is *too* picky, the platform will punish them for turning down too many offers by excluding them from future opportunities. 29/ 1406
