[baddox]

So now, only companies which sell things that you find satisfying or which impress other people are legitimate companies?

[TheZenPsycho]

I think you are being deliberately obtuse. We are talking about exploitation here. Finding bugs in the human operating system and exploiting them. It's technically a legitimate business, but is it moral, or ethical? no.

[baddox]

You have not described any procedure to decide whether something is "exploitation/compulsion" or simply someone being persuaded to buy something they enjoy.

[TheZenPsycho]

are you a computer with no native facility for judgement?

[baddox]

Are you implying that it's up to your judgement? What if someone else judges things differently?

[TheZenPsycho]

Okay how about this for a definition of compulsion.

You do not want to do it, it causes you a lot of problems and pain, and yet you find yourself doing it anyway. That is compulsion. Have you never once experienced this in your entire life?

[baddox]

I've experienced that, but I don't blame the company that sells the product. Have you surveyed Candy Crush spenders to see if the game causes them lots of problems and pain? I highly doubt it does for very many.