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Are Gigs the Future of Work?

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The gig economy breeds such horrendous inequality because it lets corporations base pay solely on somebody’s contribution to the platform. To explain; Disney made $1.2 billion in a weekend from Avengers: Endgame, while a contractor might make $1 or $2 from a cataloged photo. Thus, Downey gets to fly around in private jets and live in Malibu, while Mechanical Turk jobbers stand in line at the food bank.

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