[ahallock]

> They exploit hundreds of thousands of people wanting to make a little extra money so that they can make a lot.

Turning a profit does not automatically equal exploitation. How do you think companies create new jobs or make capital investments? You must think that profits are direct-deposited into the CEO's bank account, and never re-invested into technology, new jobs, or into open source software that benefits the community.

And I don't think you should be using the word "exploit" so freely. Look at the sweat shops making designer clothes--that's exploitation. Taking a transactional fee off a house rented on Airbnb?--I don't think so. What was that house doing before Airbnb? It wasn't generating any revenue. Renters were not depending on that as a primary source of income. Save your outrage for real exploitation.