Seriously, if any of the current crop of gig companies becomes too evil (and Uber has definitely proven themselves in that camp on a frequent basis) you are alw

Seriously, if any of the current crop of gig companies becomes too evil (and Uber has definitely proven themselves in that camp on a frequent basis) you are always able to use a competitor, work for one, or found one. Until the regulations happen that will inevitably prevent you from competing (which is basically every established industry today which is why the sharing economy is necessary to survive for so many) there is a critical threshold airbnb / uber / etsy cannot cross where their workers will jump ship at the opportunity cost of losing these companies huge viewships / audiences because the alternative becomes better, period. Yes, it means that the more popular the platform is the more the company can screw over its employees and customers because of mindshare. That happens in every industry, though.