As far as "malicious" goes, this is like paying with an expired coupon for your discounted lunch. I've seen 100x worse in businesses like social apps. The guy s

As far as "malicious" goes, this is like paying with an expired coupon for your discounted lunch. I've seen 100x worse in businesses like social apps. The guy seems kind of insecure by overexaggerating the maliciousness aspect of it. I'd say he's being too hard on himself for following what's ultimately standard business tactics.