But in this very thread people are saying things like "It should not be considered okay for there to be jobs that cannot earn a decent wage ... since we ... se

But in this very thread people are saying things like "It should not be considered okay for there to be jobs that cannot earn a decent wage ... since we ... see people working these jobs full time." "...for most people, these "gigs" are actually jobs. Qualifying them as "gigs" and saying that people shouldn't depend on them just allows you to feel better about not paying the true cost for the goods/services you are consuming." and "...the gig economy model ... can be fixed by simply reclassifying these workers as employees." We can redefine the set of "we" all we want, but that doesn't change the fact that this is a not-uncommon viewpoint amongst more than just delivery drivers. Unfortunately the truth of the matter is that the service provided by these jobs is simply not worth enough to support a living wage and the pool of competing candidates willing to do the job is high. The only way to have "our" cake and eat it too requires perpetually subsidizing this line of work with either public funds or funds from increasingly disgruntled investors. I haven't ordered food from an app in years since the sub-par experience of waiting over an hour for some cold and congealing phad thai is simply not worth the premium when I can order directly from the restaurant, pick it up myself and achieve a better overall experience.