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Exploitation isn't when somebody is forced to do something, it's when one person profits off the work of another. So in my example, the job is exploitative, yes
by beaconstudios 4y ago
Exploitation isn't when somebody is forced to do something, it's when one person profits off the work of another. So in my example, the job is exploitative, yes. Having a business fail is not exploitation.
I didn't make an argument about whether it was contributing to the economy or not, but that doesn't matter - slavery contributed to the economy too, but it's also morally wrong.
It's a stripped down hypothetical on purpose, to get to the heart of the question. Non-labour material concerns are left as an exercise for the reader.
- tomcam 4y ago> Exploitation isn't when somebody is forced to do something, it's when one person profits off the work of another. We live in different world. Thank you for your response.
- beaconstudios 4y agoIf by that you mean we have different understandings of the word "exploitation" then sure thing. But my definition is the dictionary one: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/exploitation https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/exploita... > the act of using someone unfairly for your own advantage But we probably just disagree on the meaning of "unfairly" within that definition.
- erik_seaberg 4y agoI am borrowing the shareholders’ big investment to amplify the value of my own work. I’m not taking any risk and I’m not paying them, instead they are paying me more than I could earn without them. > one person profits off the work of another Trade needs to benefit both parties.