“FreepLoader” is a very good word. Glad you came up with it. I’ll use it more often now that it’s in my freeper’s dictionary.
Why would I not see a person’s participation on this site as an “in kind” payment? Simply because bartering requires the agreement of both parties. Free Republic, I imagine, would argue that it provides the opportunity for conservative discussion and posting. That is its service provided.
What are the odds that my internet provider, which gives me the opportunity to use the internet, would subtract from my bill each time I use their service? My argument will be that I do them a service in using that service and keeping it relevant.
When I first used it, many moons ago, it was frowned on.