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I doubt you can really compare those things. Working 9 to 5 obviously has way less responsibility but the amount of personal freedom you give up for it is non trivial. The real question is which life style caters more to your personal preferences.
Personally i'd take increased responsibility and if needed the random extra hours over having to plan what comes down to almost half of my life according to other peoples wishes. While i don't enjoy risks i don't see why a lot of people need this crazy amount of certainty in their life either.