With the rise of apps that find people to do personal tasks, Tim Fernholz envisions a return to the age of maids and servants:
In one sense, paying others to do our chores is economically over-determined. The more advanced the economy, the more it relies on people performing specific tasks, whether on an assembly line, in medical sub-specialties, or in restaurants that cater to specific tastes. It makes sense that domestic tasks could fall victim to this trend as we seek to maximize our focus on the work that matter to us. … [If] repeat customers end up with repeat assistants, we could find ourselves developing Downton-esque relationships with the people whose daily work is ours.
The Dish 