From the article, doesn't seem anything like what you are describing --- > A key factor driving the recent uptick in the number of freelancers is young adults’

From the article, doesn't seem anything like what you are describing --- > A key factor driving the recent uptick in the number of freelancers is young adults’ affinity for independent work, according Stephane Kasriel, CEO of Upwork > Many freelancers like the lifestyle. The average full-time freelancer in the survey works 36 hours a week, less than the standard 40-hour workweek–and most say they have the right amount of work. > Technology, such as the proliferating number of freelance platforms and apps like Uber, is also improving access to freelance gigs. Among respondents, 73% said technology has made finding freelance work easier. > Freelancers are also earning more, the survey found. Among respondents, 46% raised rates in the past year. Among those who quit a traditional job to freelance, more than half are earning more than they did getting a steady paycheck. And, perhaps reflecting their improved financial situations, 53% of freelancers believe that having a diverse portfolio of clients is more economically secure than having one employer. > Most freelancers surveyed were not forced into it by circumstance. Among respondents, 63% said they were freelancing voluntarily, up from 53% in 2014. “That is a pretty massive shift in two years,” says Kasriel.