@NathanZimriBorgman@pluralistic "forcing me into bankruptcy won’t actually get you the money you need to settle a big claim — it’ll just ruin my life"
This behaviour is intentional and premeditated, and not merely lawyers "eliminating liability": it is engineered to create a hostile environment which instills fear and subservience to make independent contractors afraid to exercise any of their legal rights. It's designed to turn craftspeople into serfs.