The awkward ethical question is would they be better off without "exploitation"? Part of the reason companies are even willing to go through the overhead is bec

The awkward ethical question is would they be better off without "exploitation"? Part of the reason companies are even willing to go through the overhead is because the costs are lower. Real life has always been filled with messed up situations where the punchline is "... and the best/worst part is it qualified as an improvement!".