In the context of this thread, my point was that the gig economy is not a sufficient replacement for casual labor, because there's a lot of people in precarious

In the context of this thread, my point was that the gig economy is not a sufficient replacement for casual labor, because there's a lot of people in precarious situations who could get day-labor work but can't make themselves presentable enough (whether in terms of grooming or socialization) to be accepted in the gig economy.