[algas]

Genuinely curious -- is there a reason not to exploit someone who voluntarily enters into that relationship? I always assumed 'exploitation' meant forcing people to do things they didn't want to do.

[Joker_vD]

Well, it's a moral question and therefore there is no universal answer, everyone decides it for themselves. And given the fact that when presented with a choice between starving under a bridge or working a back-breaking work for 12 hours per day, most of the people historically have voluntarily chosen to labour, one could argue that indeed it is entirely ethical.

[oarsinsync]

> I always assumed 'exploitation' meant forcing people to do things they didn't want to do.

From https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/exploita...

exploitation noun [U] (UNFAIR TREATMENT)

the act of using someone or something unfairly for your own advantage:

exploitation of Marx wrote about the exploitation of the workers.

We want to put a stop to the exploitation of children by adults.

The exploitation of fear is an effective means of manipulation.

These people are the victims of reality TV exploitation.