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by symkat 2568 days ago
The language, to me, seemed very precise and inoffensive. "Free rider" isn't a word that he just made up.

"In the social sciences, the free-rider problem is a type of market failure that occurs when those who benefit from resources, public goods, or services of a communal nature do not pay for them.[1] Free riders are a problem because while not paying for the good, they may continue to access it. Thus, the good may be under-produced, overused or degraded"[0]

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-rider_problem