Let's say I do the imperial slave trade and make ~15M/h, that's legitimate trade.Insofar as FD's intended gameplay is concerned, no, they are not unrelated to one another. From a narrow perspective, when cherry-picking argument, maybe, but not from an overall perspective as it pertains to Quincegate.
Let's say I find a way to duplicate cargo, but it's time consuming, and for some reason only works on biowaste, and I make 600cr/h
One of those is exploiting, one of those is not.