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As the sun sets on another day of almosts in the city of angels, they fill up on gas, get online, and become the moving, human parts at the end of an algorithm designed to almost let them win. Life in the deep end of the gig economy is no easy road, but it’s better than driving away for good. Short stories and essays by the people who just brought you dinner.

Read the transcript on Medium @emadlerla

While the city eats Emily Adler

    • Arts

As the sun sets on another day of almosts in the city of angels, they fill up on gas, get online, and become the moving, human parts at the end of an algorithm designed to almost let them win. Life in the deep end of the gig economy is no easy road, but it’s better than driving away for good. Short stories and essays by the people who just brought you dinner.

Read the transcript on Medium @emadlerla

    Bobbing for dollars

    Bobbing for dollars

    We’ve been disrupted, given the promise of a job where you don’t have to lie, don’t have to play sick, but you can never ever quit. You just drive. Instead of watching the numbers swirl down the drain, you get to watch 'em tick up, just a little. Maybe a lot if you get a tipper. Night time tales from the gig economy.  Includes "The Italian Job on Sunset Boulevard."


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    • 7 min

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