If you're a skilled professional, sure. If you're just a regular person, not really.
The very existence of the so-called "gig economy" tells us something is rotten.
There's always been a lower class working terrible jobs. Driving for Uber or working fast food for $8/hour is a terrible job, but it's not as bad as working in a steel mill or coal mine.
Except the people working in the mills and mines have full time employment with benefits and salaries averaging over $50k.
Now they do, yes. That wasn't the case 100 years ago when the steel industry was cutting edge.