That sounds like a conspiracy theory - which is often assumed to be wisdom as people believe it exhibits an ability to identify and see-through propaganda from

That sounds like a conspiracy theory - which is often assumed to be wisdom as people believe it exhibits an ability to identify and see-through propaganda from the dominant powers - instead of an empirically grounded conclusion. If these people could find jobs in the regulated job market, then they would already have such jobs. The fact that they resort to gigs is itself evidence that the regulated job market cannot offer them positions.