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But in that case this is exploitation, because people who are de-facto employees don't get the same rights as employees. You could only advocate for this if yo

But in that case this is exploitation, because people who are de-facto employees don't get the same rights as employees. You could only advocate for this if you had a vested interest in a big corporation using such a loophole. Otherwise, e.g. is supermarket a platform that gives independent contractors the ability to work on the tills or stack shelves etc? The only difference here is that the "platform" is on the internet.

bawolff 4y ago
> Otherwise, e.g. is supermarket a platform that gives independent contractors the ability to work on the tills or stack shelves etc? In this metaphor, i think the independent contractor would be the person who provides the produce. Which is how grocery stores generally work. (I.e. betterhelp sells therapy services, grocery stores sell groceries. The person working the till at the grocery store is more akin to the person working in the customer service dept at better help, not the person who provides the item for sale) Professional people being independent contractors is hardly a new thing. Lawyers are usually hired as independent contractors. Its not like they are being taken advantage of.