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Rebuilders

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The Rise of the Precariant Class

Gig economy is changing the nature of work. It's not a working class, but rather it's people whose jobs are characterized by a precarious nature. The Dordash delivery person who doesn't have healthcare or union representation has very little protection for them. And I think this is also contributing to increasing inequality. So you've got these very large entities that are translocationals. That means they're not subject in the same way to the local laws which are meant to keep these people accountable. But what it also does is it means that we become more socially disconnected.

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