You beat me to it. That’s especially true now, when a “side hustle” is more often part of the gig economy, meaning the hustler works only at the sufference of Uber or Amazon or Taskrabbit, etc. It’s not exactly wage labour, but it isn’t equity in a business, either.
It’s also important to note that the more traditional, entrepreneurial type of (non-sex-worker) hustler is part of the first-generation American immigrant narrative. Lots of people doing dirty things in dirty industries to make sure their kids and grandkids can either go to college or continue in an owned-and-operated family business or trade.
