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sure, just like there is nothing "wrong" with calling it a bribe. They wanted something outside of their official process.

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What if one day the Airbnb exec privately pockets money for getting someone into an apartment? You've already used "bribe;" where do you go from there?

The problem with hyperbole is you will pay the inflation tax on your word choice. Crying wolf, basically.

I just bribed my kid to do his homework.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bribe

I am using the word correctly. Perhaps you should consider if you're interpretation of the word is not biased?

If you feel(touch) you've been clear(see-through) and fair(bright, sunny) with this line of rhetoric, I'm happy to drop the advice.

> you're

Frankly, if you want to have an argument over the semantics of language and the interpretation of words, you need to be on top of your writing.

When you call something a "bribe," you insinuate that something illegal has happened, but that is not the case.

You insinuated it to be illegal, I insinuated it to be dishonest.

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