I'm not saying people who do gig work are at fault here or should feel bad about doing gig work. I think you have misunderstood

I'm saying the business model of gig work is predatory towards its employees and its customers.

And that people are forced into gig work because better paying practical jobs are being phased out. They are manipulated into believing it's a great option when it's not. It's just the only option.

When you consider the additional cost and risk that gig workers take on, you surely see how these companies are predatory.

They don't exist to help people get work. They aren't there to help you out. They exist to make you dependent on them so they can profit.

Acknowledging this doesn't mean you are a fool for doing gig work. Acknowledging it means you are aware of how you have been manipulated, even if you realize you don't really have alternative options.

Most of us work for shitty companies. Some are worse than others. We all have bills to pay. We are all trapped in the system. But that's no excuse to ignore what's going on even if we don't have alternative options and have to stay with these companies.

You don't owe them anything. Certainly you don't have to talk them up. They aren't there to help you out. They lobby to pay you the least $ and screw you over as much as possible.