[whittingtonaaon]

Call me naive, but if Uber exploits workers, why don’t they choose some other employer? If it’s the workers’ best choice, then thank goodness for Uber, right?

[shswkna]

Can’t speak for the rest of the world, but in South Africa the Uber drivers I spoke to have very few, if any, other opportunities.

[whittingtonaaon]

But that argument portrays Uber as a godsend for such people. It sounds like without Uber, they might go hungry.

[tclancy]

But that argument suggests Uber could exploit them if Uber were morally bankrupt.

[shswkna]

Even then, some drivers were not happy with their margins. I would say that they are aware that they are being exploited.