Bangkok’s Food Couriers Now Stage Mini Coups
By Syed John
Gig riders coordinate flash strikes via meme stocks whenever fees drop.
Delivering pad kra pao in Bangkok used to be boring. Now riders coordinate 'price coups' by mass-switching off apps whenever platforms slash rates. They buy meme stocks tied to rumored fee hikes, organize flash deliveries for favored restaurants, and stream the chaos on TikTok.
Platforms tried deactivating ringleaders but faced public backlash. Customers sympathize because they know riders keep the city alive during floods. Regulators quietly meet the courier councils now, because ignoring them risks lunchtime mutinies.
This is what happens when gig workers discover solidarity wrapped in shitposting. They might not unionize, but they absolutely destabilize algorithms. I'm here for it.