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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Exploit has multiple meanings, exploiting a resource and exploiting someone in an underhand or unfair way do have the same phrase to explain them. But exploiting a resource is obviously much different than treating workers unfairly.

Verbs and nouns typically have different meanings for the same word, maybe time for an English refresher.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

since you clearly went to a dictionary, you can see none of the definitions even mention "force".

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There are other words in the definitions that mean the same.

What do you think unfair and underhanded means….?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

to be clear, my definition is correct, and you are objecting to the connotation of other definitions. this is very much your problem .

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm using it correctly. don't be condescending. you might think it's a fair exploitation, but it's exploitation nonetheless.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Not your decision it make. Hazard pay exists for a reason, many people view that as exploitation as well. Doesn’t make it so, sorry.

Words have different meanings, and you missed the mark thinking it was like mining.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

by the barest definition, it is exploitation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

you missed the mark

oh, I think I hit something.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

calling me names doesn't change whether I'm right

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

mounds and greens have nothing to do with this. we are only using the transitive verb here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And if they are paid fairly it’s not exploitation anymore. That’s their decision to make, not yours.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

pay isn't part of the definition of exploitation, either