The balance on the Magic Keyboard is still pretty shit. It will work on a flat surface, but the adjustment aren't good and it will fall over if you try to use it in your lap.
The trackpad is really nice, but it's worth considering a third party option that gives a more functional laptop form factor if you intend to use it on a lap.
I can sympathize with the argument on gig work for hire like Uber. I'm not sure any of the frameworks we have work that well, but there's merit to at least some of the protections of employment law being in play.
But YouTube isn't employing anyone.