They like the independence it gives? Only 52% are satisfied with it according to the same report.
By the way, the report shows in appendix table 7 that only 23% of the sample reported more than 50% income from the gig economy. Don't you find it weird?
> The laws are created by a minority of people who don't always vote in favour of the public.
And Uber has the interest of the public in mind, right?
> You regulate it like a normal job, and the thing they like about it most will be removed.
Hiring someone as a freelancer to do a regular job (that is, a job where Uber decides fares, conditions and tools for the job and the worker mainly does what it's told) is fraud. And I'm not the one saying this, the courts are saying it in the UK [1] and other countries are following suit.
1: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/19/uber-lose...