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It is 100% garden-variety pedantry. Everyone knows the meaning of "work for myself" and no-one is confused about to whom one has obligations. This entire thread is just "well ackshually whoever pays you is really your boss when you think about it!!"

[Capricorn2481]

> Everyone knows the meaning of "work for myself"

Do they? I would disagree that everyone knows what that means. "Work for myself" often just means "nobody can boss me and I can work whenever I want" which is not the reality if someone pays you. Some of the most stressful and least flexible jobs are one-person businesses working for client.

[sshine]

You know, just because something is obvious to you, it’s not obvious to everyone.

You don’t have to respond to everything that is obvious saying that it is.