it's incredible that Dara comes right out and says that the business model hinges on figuring out who needs flexibility so much that they'll give up healthcare and worker protections. the hope is to target a small enough group that they can never become politically consequential.
https://twitter.com/bigblackjacobin/status/1322613974882570243
It sounds like Dara's read Ursula Le Guin's short story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas", wherein the people of Omelas lock up and torture a child in the supposed interest of everyone else's prosperity and happiness. to release the child would mean doom, the townspeople say.
what Dara wants you to do, having learned that we've been tormenting these workers, is to remind yourself that this is the only way we can be prosperous and happy - that if we let this small group of workers out from under the heel of his startup, it will threaten our prosperity.
what's shocking about Dara's position, and Uber's existence, is that Le Guin's story wasn't supposed to be inspiring; it was supposed to be harrowing. this is a faustian bargain with someone else's life. it's the bargain of a sociopath, or a gig work CEO. Kalanick would be proud.
Dara Khosrowshahi wants you to let him metaphorically lock gig workers in the basement. he promises our lives will be better if you do. you know it's bullshit, but even if it weren't, this is cruelty
Dara's made the argument as clear as day: we must vote #NoOnProp22 to stop him.
Dara's made the argument as clear as day: we must vote #NoOnProp22 to stop him.
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