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cord-295778-5rftzv1n	Schor, Juliet B.	Dependence and precarity in the platform economy	2020-08-07		.txt	text/plain	14092	784	63	We find that the extent to which workers are dependent on platform income to pay basic expenses rather than working for supplemental income explains the variation in outcomes, with supplemental earners being more satisfied and higher-earning. We selected seven platforms (Airbnb, TaskRabbit, Uber, Lyft, Postmates, Favor and Turo (originally named RelayRides)) that conform to the Commerce Department's four criteria for "digital matching firms." These are 1) the use of information technology to facilitate peer-to-peer transactions, 2) crowdsourced ratings systems, 3) hours flexibility for workers, and 4) worker-provided tools and assets (Telles 2016, pp. Albert, a 33-year-old software worker, was drawn to the platform because "Well, it's good income, first of all, for not very hard work I would say." He also likes "meeting different people" and "having people around." To most of our participants, the least enjoyable aspect of 9 Ravenelle (2019) groups respondents into three categories-success stories, strivers, and strugglers.	./cache/cord-295778-5rftzv1n.txt	./txt/cord-295778-5rftzv1n.txt