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by dmode 2002 days ago
That makes sense, but wouldn’t work from a product POV as your transactions are real time with Uber vs EBay. Uber was found a nice loophole, where they get all the benefits of a contracted workforce while putting guardrails similar to an employee. But since it benefits consumers a lot, governments have struggled to regulate it and their recent victory in California puts them on a much solid footing