Nope, 300 years ago we had slavery and now we have gig work. I think that's the same universe ;) In all seriousness, refusing to compare two things because you

Nope, 300 years ago we had slavery and now we have gig work. I think that's the same universe ;) In all seriousness, refusing to compare two things because you think they're "just too different" is simply acting irrationally. Look at the objectives, pressures, and outputs of each system and you may see more similarities than you'd like.