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		golergka on April 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Uber Bubble Unless you're able to show how Uber used violence or threats of violence to force drivers to work, it's not slavery. Even if it was the only employer on the driver labour market, it still would not be slavery — but it's not even that. In almost any labour market that Uber operates in, it has competition.

Skunkleton on April 17, 2022 [–]

> So much more cost-effective than slavery.

The point is that it's not slavery, its cheaper.

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