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		imtringued 8 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Shipt’s algorithm squeezed gig workers, who fought... People use platforms because it would be very silly to have an app on the play store for each driver.

astrange 8 days ago | [–]

If there was a driver you trusted then you could text them or their taxi dispatcher. The problem is they won't come, will scam you, won't take you to a poor neighborhood, etc.

A4ET8a8uTh0 8 days ago | [–]

And yet, I almost wonder if that would not be a better system overall.

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