Applying surplus value extraction to non-commodified work dilutes Marx's analytical precision and risks making 'exploitation' descriptively universal rather than structurally specific.

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Analytical precision(as used in philosophy and theory): The ability to clearly and exactly define what something means and how it works, without making it vague or confusing.
Commodified / non-commodified work(as used in economic analysis): Commodified work is labor that is bought and sold for money (like a job); non-commodified work is labor that isn't exchanged for pay, like caring for family or volunteering.
Descriptively universal vs. structurally specific(as used in philosophical analysis): Descriptively universal means something applies everywhere to everything; structurally specific means something only applies in certain systems or setups—here, the argument is that 'exploitation' should only describe unfairness in capitalism, not all situations.
Exploitation(Used to characterize price gouging as unethical): A situation in which one party extracts an excessive benefit from another party in circumstances where the second party cannot reasonably refuse the first party's offer

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