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When asked, what do these workers say about their working conditions? My sample is quite small, but from quick chats with Uber drivers they seemed to like it. You won't become a millionaire driving Uber, but it's better than being a deli clerk in a grocery store next door.
I wonder how their feelings might change when the maintenance costs come home to roost, when their frequent driving involves them in an accident their insurance company refuses to cover (because they have personal use insurance), and now they have neither car nor job, etc. Basically, it seems to me that there is a lot of deferred cost and risk and that people are, in general, very bad at assessing. Perhaps the job is…
FWIW, Uber provides insurance for its drivers.