You know those scooters in San Francisco and other major cities that we’ve talked about previously? Taylor Lorenz in The Atlantic wrote a fascinating piece on how those same scooters are whisked away and powered up at night by contract workers scouring the streets for a cash money “bounty.” Some of the chargers feel like they’re doing a public service (for a fee), rescuing lost or rudely abandoned scooters, charging them, and neatly putting them out the next morning. But like many things related to tech, there’s a burgeoning underbelly of hierarchy, chop shops, depreciating assets and fake identities.
Scooters, Satire, and Straight-up Sorcery
Scooters, Satire, and Straight-up Sorcery
Scooters, Satire, and Straight-up Sorcery
You know those scooters in San Francisco and other major cities that we’ve talked about previously? Taylor Lorenz in The Atlantic wrote a fascinating piece on how those same scooters are whisked away and powered up at night by contract workers scouring the streets for a cash money “bounty.” Some of the chargers feel like they’re doing a public service (for a fee), rescuing lost or rudely abandoned scooters, charging them, and neatly putting them out the next morning. But like many things related to tech, there’s a burgeoning underbelly of hierarchy, chop shops, depreciating assets and fake identities.