• @schmidtster@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    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.

    • Sybil
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      7 months ago

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

    • Sybil
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      17 months ago

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

        • Sybil
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          07 months ago

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

    • Sybil
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      17 months ago

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

      • @schmidtster@lemmy.world
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        07 months ago

        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.