Yeah maybe — it should really just be the entrepreneurial economy. I think one of the big challenges is that most people jumping into this type of work want the freedom of an entrepreneur and the "safety" of an employee. There seem to be services that offer full-time employee like benefits[1], but I'm not sure how effective they are.

As an entrepreneur, it is a "bring your own tools" type of system. When I did contract development, I had to bring my own laptop, my own software, and use that to produce and bill the client. I think the challenge in this new system is that the pricing dynamics aren't fluid. You know what, as I'm typing this I wonder if building a system that lets the entrepreneurs somehow control the prices will maybe help set an equilibrium.

[1] - https://www.trupo.com