“The Daily Show” took on Uber on Tuesday night’s episode with host Trevor Noah trying to figure out if the ride-sharing service (and other like-minded apps) were really a good idea.
Uber, and other mobile apps, constitute the “sharing economy,” which employs thousands of independent contractors for short-term projects such as driving, dry cleaning and laundry, moving and general to-do list finishing.
But the status as an independent contractor can mean the wages may be lower.
“For some Uber drivers, it’s a minimum-wage job,” Noah said. “But you don’t get into this for the money. You get into Uber for the glitz and glamour of having a 19-year-old vomit in the backseat of your Camry.”
Watch the part one of the segment, from Comedy Central, below:
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Here’s part two:
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Ahh The Sharing Economy: Rich people get to rent your stuff and treat you like a servant, your still not allowed to go into their neighborhood.
Understanding Uber is simple - it’s a way of running a taxi service without all that messy government regulation of taxi services. It’s like AirBnB, which is a way of running hotels without being pestered by the big, bad government, trying to ensure safe, clean lodgings, and oh, by the way, trying to raise some tax revenue.
Next up, DrugShare. “Me? Running a pharmacy? No, I’m just providing a convenient place where people who have prescription drugs can connect with other people who want them.”
Using “disruptive technologies” to create a “sharing economy” translates to disrupting well established industries so the investor class can share what used to be your insurance coverage, vacation pay and pensions.
The take on the “sharing economy” was interesting. But Trevor absolutely crushed it on the hypocrisy of Republicans on gun violence.
This should be the format of every ad against these candidates.
Disney World will offer lower rates on less busy days, making those days busier. Which will make other days less busy, causing them to change their pricing because they are less busy, making the formerly less busy days more expensive - this could go on forever.