Exactly - full-time is about paying someone for availability more than hours of focused labor. It just so happens that being available remotely looks way differ

Exactly - full-time is about paying someone for availability more than hours of focused labor. It just so happens that being available remotely looks way different (and is generally more leisurely) than in-office availability. Having slack is key to being an effective business. And slack is literally people not being at max utilization 40 hours a week.