Well I was making $9/hr as a telemarketer 5 years ago. If you want to discuss via email, I'd be happy to explain how I went from being a little guy to a marginally bigger little guy.
In the end, I'm simply advocating for the decisions that got me from there to here.
Isn't Uber's value really just that they are skirting the negotiated system that taxi drivers have built in their respective cities over the years. I know that no one likes Taxis, but seriously, aren't they just another form of regulatory arbitrage?
I'm the little guy. Airbnb and Uber are the automation that enables my apartments to compete with the Holiday Inn and Marriott less than a mile away.