[youpassbutter]

> Driving cars for hire has always been a shit way to make a living

There are plenty of drivers who made a good living. I had a friend in college from britain. His father was a taxi driver and who was able to provide for his stay at home wife, send his 3 kids to college ( one to NYC ) and buy a vacation home in spain. A solid middle class living as a taxi driver. So your premise about drivers always making shit pay is verifiably false.

But I do agree with you that uber is a disruptive technology and a middle class life as a driver is not something that can be maintain in today's environment.