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collective action problems Uber forces its drivers to arbitrate, rather than sue, but Uber also won't arbitrate Cory Doctorow
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party like its 2008 America's economic growth has come from subprime borrowing by the poorest 60% Cory Doctorow
precariat The future legal shenanigans that will shift liability for pedestrian fatalities involving self-driving Ubers Cory Doctorow
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