[TMWNN]

>The internet back and forth on this topic is interesting because I find it completely removed from how Uber drivers feel. Speaking from an American perspective, I take Uber and Lyft pretty frequently and I ask every single driver I ride with how they feel and almost unaminously they say they prefer being contract because they can just take rides whenever they please.

It's similar to the role of tips in the US. According to everyone on Reddit, tips are evil and a way for restaurants to get away with underpaying servers. Everyone says this ... except the actual servers themselves, who prefer the current system because they end up making more than they would from a straight salary.