I get the exploitive accusation, but don't quite understand the emotional argument yet.
Las Vegas is the town of exploitation and yet people go there all the time and have a good time. My sister plays Candy Crush and thinks it is lots of fun. My neighbor goes to movies in 3D. All various ways to be exploited and get more cash out of you. I choose not to be exploited in those ways but I am not mad or sad that some people enjoy it. That is where I'm struggling to understand.
That it works and perpetuates is not an argument in its favor.