> that might be like compensation and they'd be like an employee Blame government regulations in this case, probably? It seems implausibly evil that they would

> that might be like compensation and they'd be like an employee Blame government regulations in this case, probably? It seems implausibly evil that they would be that anal about things just to preserve the in-group club status. But, if it's about employee vs contractor distinction for regulations, it makes total sense (well, not at a global/system level, but the behavior in isolation).