I'm not sure that it was ever explicitly stated that it was supposed to create jobs, and I never expected or claimed that it would. That said, what I'd like to

I'm not sure that it was ever explicitly stated that it was supposed to create jobs, and I never expected or claimed that it would. That said, what I'd like to add is this: a few years after the recession people who were still feeling the employment effects were certainly looking towards the growing gig economy with high hopes that it would create jobs for them. I don't have hard supporting evidence; that position anecdotal and based off conversations with people at that time. I also think that (depending on what sources you read) many journalists capitalized on this to talk up the hype.