I think you raise a good point. This is possibly the effect of using apps to lower the transaction costs of arranging services. It allows work projects to be de

I think you raise a good point. This is possibly the effect of using apps to lower the transaction costs of arranging services. It allows work projects to be decomposed into isolated, repetitive micro-jobs. Another aspect of gig economy companies controlling networking: they typically ban workers from communicating directly with customers. Ostensibly it's for safety reasons, but the real reason is most likely to prevent workers and customers from circumventing the fees. The result is that workers are not able to develop a regular set of clients which could provide referrals, etc.