It’s a more classically Marxist way of looking at it.
Marx locates the origin of exploitation in the wage system.
I don’t think you’ll find unequal exchange mentioned in Marx or Engels.
Can we abolish exploitation by trade treaties? Or do we need to abolish capital?
Not sure which side of the debate I am on, still pondering.
there’s a whole debate going on
the 3rd link I posted (https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=OD-7o1jLxc8) is a reply to that cosmonaut article, which itself critiques Hickel