[liamhawkins]

I'm not defending Uber/Lift here, I completely agree that there is a mismatch between the perception of being an Uber driver and reality, but I don't fully understand this argument. If they have "literally no other choice" were they starving before Uber/Lift existed? These companies haven't existed that long, and the majority of Uber/Lift drivers are not former/current taxi driver that now need to use these apps because the market has shifted. These are people who <5-10 years ago would not have been Uber or Taxi drivers. For these people this market opened up where it had not existed before, an income source that did not exist.

Is it better for a space like this to not exist if it can't supply the 7/10/15$/hour that would be deemed acceptable? I genuinely don't know.

[s73v3r_]

You've not made a convincing argument for why this kind of fraud should exist.

[liamhawkins]

With respect to your original comment about drivers being forced to drive or else they will starve, where is the fraud?

If I put up a sign that says "Sit on my lawn and get 3$/hour", and people see that sign and choose to sit on my lawn, am I committing fraud for not paying them more? I still don't understand the argument.