[orwin]

I can deny the intent to be exploitative and coercive.

Really I don't see how. I would like an example, i have learned sales techniques and to me even sales techniques, who are multiple order of magnitude more manipulative imho, aren't really coercive . Also, sales techniques works way better on persons not aware of them, non-violent communication mostly work if both persons use it (that makes it way less actionable than it's proponents affirm), which is to me the opposite of exploitative.

[watwut]

Maybe you have jist shifted what you allow yourself to see as coercive and manipulative in the process of accepting sales techniques.