Isn't it much harder to find multiple consulting clients though? I can see the appeal, it's relatively trivial to get a job, but obviously highly unethical unless you absolutely deliver on all of them and don't violate any contracts.
It’s the inverse basically. Harder (but still possible) at first but over time a network of trust and reference is built. As opposed to the sneaky/illegal house of cards that could fall at any moment.
A lot of people moonlight as a consultant until they can go full time.