We always need to balance the quantitative with the qualitative. The piece takes the personal stories from 3 gig economy workers in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh and interweaves it with pollution data from the cities in which they work. The app delivery economy has an incredible consumer boon but I suspect we will one day have cause to reflect on the enormous sacrifice the poorest workers have had to make in order to improve our convenience. It’s a
really good read, from a consistently really great blog.