by ButterflyEffect

Indeed, the novelty of these models has convinced some commentators and policy-makers that freelancing over digital platforms might be something of a panacea to depressed and stagnating economies and a portfolio of such interests might even represent the future of work. So far, they are probably less economically consequential than the hype allows, but as BlaBlaCar shows, zero-marginal-cost ideas can grow exponentially very quickly. Even so, if this patchwork of employment and shared services represents the future, what will that future look like? It certainly will not involve salaried careers from hierarchical employers. It may well include low wages and weak collective-bargaining rights. But it might also be an opportunity and perhaps a necessity.