Is there a difference between exploitation and monetization? (yall.theatl.social)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by bayport@yall.theatl.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Here are definitions from Merriam-Webster online dictionary, but what is your take?

Exploitation (noun): an act or instance of exploiting Exploit (verb): 1.) to make productive use of; 2.) to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage

Monetization (verb): 1.) to coin into money; 2.) to purchase (public or private debt) and thereby free for other uses moneys that would have been devoted to debt service; 3.) to utilize (something of value) as a source of profit

Edit - revised title to “Is there a difference…” from “What is the difference…”

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[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 22 points 1 year ago

I almost feel like this question is bait. If you see every monetary transaction as someone exploiting another then I probably don't have the energy to carry this conversation

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Could be the equally exhausting polar opposite too: seeing every case of economic exploitation as just smart monetization.

At the risk of sounding like the Enlightened Centrists I so loathe, both of those arguments are ridiculously extreme and completely divorced from reality.

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Agreed

[-] bayport@yall.theatl.social 3 points 1 year ago

Good point, I should reword the question. I don’t see it as every transaction is exploitative. But there is some kind of spectrum and I’m trying to understand where do I draw that line/range that separates good from bad. I’m curious to hear other people’s opinions.

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