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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 6

    On Monday morning, Doug Schifter, a livery driver in his early 60s killed himself with a shotgun in front of City Hall in Lower Manhattan. He was not a participant in the gig economy; he was a casualty of it.http://nyti.ms/2GRSuC9 

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      2. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 6

        Last spring, Bhairavi Desai, the executive director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, delivered emotional testimony in front of New York City’s Taxi & Limousine Commission about the mounting existential difficulties in her field http://nyti.ms/2GRSuC9 pic.twitter.com/4E2oXx5T10

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      3. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Feb 6

        She had been a labor activist for 21 years but she had never seen anything like the despair she was witnessing now as drivers were calling her with questions about how to navigate homelessness and paralyzing depression http://nyti.ms/2GRSuC9 pic.twitter.com/wq3TuBHpzp

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      2. Diplomat NYC 🗽‏ @diplomatnyc Feb 6
        Replying to @nytimes

        Millennials who cry for more and more regulations use Lyft and Uber.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Brodie‏ @Broloccini Feb 6
        Replying to @diplomatnyc

        because they're broke and can't afford otherwise

        1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes
      4. Diplomat NYC 🗽‏ @diplomatnyc Feb 6
        Replying to @Broloccini

        Yeah, broke going out, hanging out, and eating out.

        4 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
      5. Brodie‏ @Broloccini Feb 6
        Replying to @diplomatnyc

        So by this logic, there should be more regulations to better protect people, yes.

        0 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
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      2. Jared‏ @Jared543 Feb 6
        Replying to @nytimes

        Where’s the article about every factory worker who killed themselves when their jobs went to China? You must adapt to survive.

        3 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. Brodie‏ @Broloccini Feb 6
        Replying to @Jared543

        read the article

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      1. Toodle Doo‏ @toodledootoo Feb 6
        Replying to @BenTaddesse @nytimes

        Those were his gross bookings. He still had to pay for gas, insurance, maybe the car, etc.

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      1. Ghoul‏ @GhoulOfficial Feb 6
        Replying to @Kaharistotle @nytimes

        Livery drivers drive a horse and carriage. or cars for hire.

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      2. Simone‏ @Vrtlnsanity Feb 6
        Replying to @nytimes

        What he prevented from joining in the gig economy as well like Uber or Lyft? Condolences to his family.

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      3. the random minor note‏ @a_wild_acafan Feb 8
        Replying to @Vrtlnsanity @nytimes

        gig work would not make his life better. My unemployed husband has been doing Uber eats and it’s a terrible experience. Often he doesn’t break even. Some deliveries pay as little as 4$ a trip. None of the protections of real employment. Pay structure always changing.

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      4. Simone‏ @Vrtlnsanity Feb 8
        Replying to @a_wild_acafan @nytimes

        Thanks for the explanation. Didn’t know the extent of how the gig economy works.

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      5. the random minor note‏ @a_wild_acafan Feb 8
        Replying to @Vrtlnsanity @nytimes

        Thanks for listening

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