By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/07/2026Rather than setting the wage floor for drivers at $0/hour, they'd have to pay $7.25/hour (the federal minimum wage, or more, depending on the state). 43/ 1252
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/07/2026This would force Uber to refuse shifts to drivers when there were enough workers to handle demand, but drivers would benefit from this arrangement - rather than driving around for a shift, burning gas and putting wear on your car without getting paid, Uber would just tell you to stay home. 44/ 1333
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/07/2026Uber *could* try to offload those risks onto passengers, but remember, Uber is *already* charging riders a personalized price based on massive troves of surveillance data that is continuously re-analyzed to guess the largest sum you're willing to pay for any given ride. 45/ 1313
