The job market's losing steam, and here's the quiet part nobody's saying out loud: people are scrambling to gig platforms just to keep their heads above water. Uber rides, DoorDash deliveries—these aren't side hustles anymore. They're becoming survival tools as paychecks get thinner and opportunities dry up. What happens when traditional employment can't sustain the bills? Workers adapt. They hustle. But this shift says more about where the economy's headed than any headline will admit.