Most people I talk to about Uber and DoorDash are indifferent

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Jonesies

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Jonesies
May 12, 2021 17 Comments

Edit *not at Uber anymore, I have no loyalty to any company like most here, I just follow TC. This isn't about defending a company I worked for*

Why is there so much hate on Blind for gig economy companies? Whenever I talk about grabbing a ride from Uber or ordering food from DoorDash with my non-tech friends and acquaintances, they talk about it like they talk about ordering a Blu-ray on Amazon or watching a movie on Netflix or getting a haircut at the barber. There is none of the vitriol that you see on Blind.

Is Blind just a vocal minority in the same way people on here trash Facebook? It is okay to disagree (kind of like how there is a vocal minority of people who blast Amazon killing small businesses). But the thing I have trouble wrapping my head around is this -- all of the people that shit on Uber and DoorDash probably use their services every day (probably don't even tip) but they complain and fight for gig economy worker rights. Isn't this kind of hypocritical? Like the ones that shit on Uber and Lyft, I guarantee they aren't calling a yellow cab company but instead are figuring out if Uber or Lyft is cheaper, and then stiffing the driver on tips.

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    goodJuJuSh

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    goodJuJuSh
    Your friends are ignorant? Driving for Uber and delivering for DD are torture basically
    May 12, 2021 9
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      goodJuJuSh

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      goodJuJuSh
      Do you realize that it is because Amazon is killing small businesses and Uber is killing taxis sometimes one has no choice but to use amazon or Uber? When I go visit my parents in small town Pa I have no other choice when buses are not running for example, impossible to find a taxi these days
      May 13, 2021
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      goodJuJuSh

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      goodJuJuSh
      Also why are you so triggered by people having empathy for people less fortunate than us? That might be us someday you know

      Why is it so bad to lament some 22 year olds at doordash became multimillionaires on the backs of small businesses who got screwed or delivery people whose tips they stole. These are facts
      May 13, 2021
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    MuHd00

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    MuHd00
    OP, I personally think gig workers themselves aren't treated well. I don't think gig customers are treated bad, beyond the food delivery being expensive and slow.

    I don't think amazon is great here either
    May 12, 2021 1
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    confusedn

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    confusedn
    We'll talk to you after you get laid off in the next pandemic.
    May 12, 2021 1
  • I think Blind is like a lot of things these days. It’s the 1% that tries to influence disproportionately everyone else (e.g., privacy, left or right most politics, left or right most media, etc)
    May 12, 2021 0
  • I think it’s more just the type of problems being solved aren’t the “sexy” kind. No doubt solving last-mile delivery and transportation/logistics are important for the world, just not something I’d expect people to be impressed by
    May 12, 2021 0