I hope the gig economy develops to a point that people do not need to bow down to the whims of corporate overlords. I spent 7 years in investment banking, and the corporate environment contributed to much unhappiness and anxiety for me personally. It gave me financial freedom fairly quickly, but I've always wished there was a better way to obtain the same, and I hope for future generations, the gig economy can go some way to providing that, without them needing to "sell their soul".

P.S. I know that currently, the gig economy can be seen as taking advantage of people (Deliveroo and Uber come to mind), however, I'm hopeful that things can be improved so that workers are rewarded more fairly.