Just the other day someone posted a link about the "sharing economy" job of pretending to be a girlfriend. The service is promoted as a way to convince others that you're getting some.

In reality is is used for many things, for example the author's "boyfriend" wrecked his car and needed someone to talk to.

However the author found that she earned about one dollar per hour. The crowdsourcing company that she worked for points out that, as its workers are independent contractors, it is not bound by employment laws.

I hasten to disagree but that's what the company actually says.

I see the sharing economy as the problem not the solution.