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It's not a metaphor. They are literally the customer.
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They're a customer in the same way that a martial arts student is a customer: getting your butt kicked is literally what you're paying for.
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Sure. And just like with a martial arts student, if you kick their butt too hard, you will lose the customer and might get sued.
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Sued for giving out hard work assignments? That doesn't sound plausible. Under what theory would a student have a case?
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