Sure, but I'm not sure what conclusion that helps us draw in regards to a contractor/employee distinction.
The former is saying a business cannot exist without employees performing critical functions (I'm not saying that this is de facto truth, but just phrasing the argument).
The latter is saying that without a business, you don't have employees/contractors, which makes sense, but seems obvious and inconsequential.
I think it's more like "You can't have one without the other, therefore they aren't just contractors".
A ride-sharer / driver needs the platform and the platform needs the driver, fundamentally. It's not like most contracting where it's not the end of the world if all the contracts end.
The former is saying a business cannot exist without employees performing critical functions (I'm not saying that this is de facto truth, but just phrasing the argument).
The latter is saying that without a business, you don't have employees/contractors, which makes sense, but seems obvious and inconsequential.