Do you see this stack of money? it is not even that much. $2,500. I easily make this each month Yet I still get push back from friends and family who perhaps do not understand the beauty and awesomeness of the gig economy. "Get a real job", they say. "I just worry about you", they explain. Listen... Worrying about me is not going to pay my bills, nor are my friends and family. Besides that worry does stem from ignorance about the rideshare platforms and fueled concern from the media's fear mongering tactics for ratings. You will hear about scary encounters with Lyft from Drivers and Passengers alike, but consider that there are millions of people and the amount of cases compared to the actual number of users is small. In any situation in life there is risk because there will always be shitty human beings. For me, yes, I had a few awkward experiences but nothing majorly bad. Every experience was one I was able to de-escalate or completely prevent from