Why would something need to happen to me to point out exploitation? Uber and Airbnb make money off people breaking the law. They exploit hundreds of thousands of people wanting to make a little extra money so that they can make a lot. They and their investors deserve to be singled out and condemned. That this _doesn't_ happen regularly should be more shocking than pointing it out in less than diplomatic terms.
ahallock|10 years ago
Turning a profit does not automatically equal exploitation. How do you think companies create new jobs or make capital investments? You must think that profits are direct-deposited into the CEO's bank account, and never re-invested into technology, new jobs, or into open source software that benefits the community.
And I don't think you should be using the word "exploit" so freely. Look at the sweat shops making designer clothes--that's exploitation. Taking a transactional fee off a house rented on Airbnb?--I don't think so. What was that house doing before Airbnb? It wasn't generating any revenue. Renters were not depending on that as a primary source of income. Save your outrage for real exploitation.