Best as I can tell, it comes down to your temperament. Some people love to bill the hour and work on new things without having ultimate responsibility (or upside / downside) in operating the thing. What gets you up in the morning?
I wasn’t presenting an either or. I said some people are motivated by doing the thing for pay but not owning / running it. This is truth and many of the best agency people I’ve known are like this.
I understand, it just came off that way. Take care!