A tool it is – and one that can be used in various ways.
Tim has used it in a benign way – I do believe this, knowing what I know about him.
But it is a dangerous tool, in the wrong hands or during hard times it can quickly be used in a damaging way.
I will start reading T&Cs better. Personally, I like to have my fate written up clearly in a contract rather than depend on someone’s good will. We might as well not have a contract and just place ourselves in the hands of the programs.