6 ms·
> I'm getting the impression they don't really have a concern for the community. Of course they don't. Their "sharing economy" BS is just short-term regulato
by username223 11y ago
> I'm getting the impression they don't really have a concern for the community.
Of course they don't. Their "sharing economy" BS is just short-term regulatory capture as a business model: pull together enough money to buy off various politicians, change the laws to suit their business practices, and let someone else deal with the consequences. See the extractive industries and subsequent Superfund sites.
- greenleafjacob 11y agoI think that's a bit hyperbolic. Whatever "damage" AirBNB guests cause to the local community, it surely ends after they leave.
- JohnTHaller 11y agoMost of the AirBnB "guests" people have issue with are immediately followed by other AirBnB "guests". Repeat. Repeat. Your once quiet apartment building is now a hotel with a stream of "guests" who treat it as disposable instead of as a home.
- barney54 11y agoAn alternative view is that AirBnb is fighting the regulatory capture that has already happened.