Hmm, legal framework, maybe... but maybe with some small tweaks the legal framework wouldn't need much changed... If you become a contractor rather than a full

Hmm, legal framework, maybe... but maybe with some small tweaks the legal framework wouldn't need much changed... If you become a contractor rather than a full time employee, the only thing you're missing is benefits/retirement probably, in addition to longer term commitments from an organization (maybe - these days there are no real guarantees). If you can get benefits/retirement through some other kind of government program or join an independent group that forms together (I remember there was a YC company that was doing this) to pay for group benefits - then why not just go the contractor route?