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Jul 13Liked by Liya Palagashvili

Hi, Dr. P. Thanks once again for sharing your knowledge and how freelancers are not given the choice of the question: "Do you want to be full-time?" Based on the quotes in your article, I suspect the majority of drivers would have answered no. (Note: I didn't read the original report, and I suspect doing so would cause me too much angst.) I'm a social sciences academic editor, and I agree with all of your points. Without context, statistics are just meaningless numbers followed by a percent symbol. Thank you for all you do to point out that those pushing "misclassification" on freelancers are not looking at the evidence as freelancers see it.

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Hi Lila, thanks for your comment and sharing your excellent point. It does seem there is a tendency to assume that freelancers are just "misclassified employees" and many seem to overlook the reality of the situation for (most) independent contractors and freelancers.

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