Lol who says he's being exploited? The dude has a couple billion, one doesn't get that kind of money by being gullible and easily exploitable. He can handle himself. Do we even know the valuation?
People can be abused and be successful at the same time. Their success doesn't exempt them from being hurt, in fact, it makes them even more of a target, while they are not less vulnerable at all.
Also I haven't implied that he's easily exploitable. The exploiter for example can be a real pro at it.
Man, I hope someone exploits me by buying my documentary for $30 million!
...but seriously folks, this article is uses the word "exploitation" to mean "exposure" of celebrities' personal lives for entertainment/gossip (e.g. Marilyn Monroe, UK royals, etc.) Smart celebs like Kim K and no doubt Kanye cash-in big-time on this exploitation... it's hard to think what Kim K actually does aside from making billions off of her own "exploitation" in some sense.
Re: Parler acquisition, "exploitation" means "fleecing", i.e. selling an asset to him at far greater than the market price b/c he is mentally ill and doesn't know better (akin to elder exploitation.) I haven't seen a valuation, but Parler did a $16M Series B in Sept 2022, so you'd think that the valuation was probably benchmarked off that. Maybe he paid a small premium, but TBH back to my original point if he takes it seriously and grows it, it could be worth 10-100x what he paid.
