You could make the same argument about sharecropping in the Jim Crow South. For the gig economy to actually "fight inequality," it would have to ultimately lea

You could make the same argument about sharecropping in the Jim Crow South. For the gig economy to actually "fight inequality," it would have to ultimately lead to reduced inequality. I've heard plenty of arguments that gig work is low-paying and enables employers to subvert traditional worker protections, but nothing suggesting that it's closing the gap between the rich and poor.