Beekeeping analogy: both über and lyft are hives. The California Labor Commission's ruling does more to preserve hives in general (and thus the well-being of bees (drivers) as a whole), rather than any specific hive. Yeah, it's making things a little harder on one specific hive right now, but maybe this just means more hives will be popping up. It's the right call.

The phenomenon in nature is for bees to switch hives if theirs is in demise. "Any worker bee that is bringing in food is welcomed." [source: http://www.beemaster.com/forum/index.php?topic=8374.0]