Some people believe that in every economic transaction, at least one party must be exploited, no matter how wildly beneficial the deal is to both sides. It's actually a natural implication of the idea that wealth is never created, only reallocated. Unfortunate to see that view among TechCrunch readers, who have evidence to the contrary presented to them every day.
I wouldn't mind hearing the view that YC is exploiting founders (though I wouldn't agree with it), but the idea of YC exploiting them in such a way that YC would lose money is fairly dumb.
