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>Suppose I'm a spare time Uber driver.

The problem with that supposition is that it is just that. Rather, it's an outlier and just Uber's marketing of "gig economy", not a serious contributor to the kind of volume that has driven their growth and supported their actual business model.

Especially in the densest, highest-demand areas, it's a stretch to believe there's an army of couch-surfers with garages (or other reserved parking spots) just waiting for the surge pricing to increase enough to go out and pick people up.

> That turns it back into a micromanaged standard wage-slave job

I have seen this complaint already, with respect to Uber's policies and practices.