>Your assertion can only make sense if you also believe that a 12% paycut is irrelevant to your income.
Beyond a certain hand-to-mouth income it is (e.g. 150K vs 132K).
And many people chose pay cuts over personally overworking or stretching their business too thin.
The overly trivial point being behind the parent argument is that 100% of your revenue if better than less than 100%. Which is not always the case in business.
Businesses and freelancer drop gigs all the time to concentrate on where their main income is coming from. If you have a difficult customer or few demanding customers that generate just 20% of your income, it's often wise to drop them to focus on your easier 80%.
Beyond a certain hand-to-mouth income it is (e.g. 150K vs 132K).
And many people chose pay cuts over personally overworking or stretching their business too thin.
The overly trivial point being behind the parent argument is that 100% of your revenue if better than less than 100%. Which is not always the case in business.
Businesses and freelancer drop gigs all the time to concentrate on where their main income is coming from. If you have a difficult customer or few demanding customers that generate just 20% of your income, it's often wise to drop them to focus on your easier 80%.