If you are a serious freelancer who gets up every day and hustles, and who learns to be a good negotiator of contracts and rates, then you can earn more than some staffers as a freelancer, and with a lot fewer corporate-style headaches. It's not for everyone, obviously, and it comes with challenges that staffers don't have to deal with, but there's a reason 80% of independent contractors tell the government we prefer to be independent contractors. People find the path that's best for them.
Yes to everything you wrote!
If you are a serious freelancer who gets up every day and hustles, and who learns to be a good negotiator of contracts and rates, then you can earn more than some staffers as a freelancer, and with a lot fewer corporate-style headaches. It's not for everyone, obviously, and it comes with challenges that staffers don't have to deal with, but there's a reason 80% of independent contractors tell the government we prefer to be independent contractors. People find the path that's best for them.