All too true. The idea that someone somewhere will do it under those terms is the leverage that keeps this kind of thing going. The heffalump in the room? If we don't find a way to act collectively, then the most desperate is bargaining for us all... https://twitter.com/Jaynesharp/status/1296731123863695361

Some small freelancer notes:
1. Nobody in this world knows you well enough to presume to tell you what job is 'good for you'. Only you know that. Treat any such presumption with the contempt it deserves.
2. Learn to say 'No'. Embrace it. No is the best thing you still control.

'No' is the only thing that can reset the proposition. It marks the limits of any leverage. The other party can propose anything they like. That's their prorogative. But saying no is yours. Don't give that autonomy away too easily. It's the only thing that will keep you sane.