What is the writer's main purpose in the text? — To weigh the case that gig work is flexible freedom against the case that it is insecurity
According to the text, why does the platform owe most gig workers "almost nothing"? — Because the workers are classed as self-employed contractors rather than employees
What does the writer suggest by describing a gig worker as "permanently on call for a boss who has promised you nothing in return"? — That the promised flexibility can in practice mean constant availability without security
