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This seems to be the meaningless complaint du jour right now. If you don't like a business or product, just accuse it of introducing negative externalities. No
by wyager 10y ago
This seems to be the meaningless complaint du jour right now. If you don't like a business or product, just accuse it of introducing negative externalities. No evidence needed!
Whatever negligible externalities are introduced by Airbnb, they are vastly outweighed by positive effects like making travel more affordable and busting up the hotel oligopoly.
- fineIllregister 10y ago>hotel oligopoly I felt compelled to point how ridiculous this is. There are tons of lodging options. You can see for yourself with a casual search on any price comparison site.
- wyager 10y agoMost hotels in the US are owned by a small number of huge companies. Check out a few slides into https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/casnu/marriott-organizational-structure https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/casnu/marriott-organizatio... I travel quite a bit for work, and I've stayed at 30+ hotels over the last 2 years. All of them, with the exception of a couple independents in NYC, were owned by Marriott or IHG.
- davidf18 10y ago> Whatever negligible externalities are introduced by Airbnb... NYC is a dangerous city. Many buildings have doormen to keep transients out. AirBnB introduces transients to our buildings. Please value the safety of children, the elderly, and women. A Priceline search of Union City, NJ shows hotels for $60 per night. Union City, NJ is 15 minutes from Times Square by transit.
- sokoloff 10y agoDo we need to hear about these $60 Union City hotels 7 times in this thread?
- davidf18 10y agoPeople in this thread keep stating things about how AirBnB provides affordable hotel-like space in NYC as if there is no clean, safe, convenient low-cost alternative. I wonder why they keep disregarding the safety of NYC residents when they can go to Union City, NJ? "For clean, affordable, convenient, hotels when visiting NYC, don't use AirBnB, use the hotels of Union City, NJ"
- exstudent2 10y ago> NYC is a dangerous city Have you ever been to NYC? In 2016 it's far from dangerous. It's probably one of the safer cities in the US. Additionally, AirBnB guests aren't typically dangerous (otherwise AirBnB would be out of business).
- davidf18 10y ago> Have you ever been to NYC? I've lived in NYC for most of my adult life. Do you live in NYC? The homicide rate has declined, but it is still 3 times that of London, per-capita. Moreover, there are other threats besides homicide. People who want affordable hotels can go to Union City, NJ for $60 a night (Priceline) 15 minutes by transit from Times Square.
- exstudent2 10y agoI lived in NYC for years. It's extremely safe. By far the safest of the large US cities.
- davidf18 10y agoJust guessing but I sense that you are neither a child, elderly, or a woman. The city is less safe for them than a non-elderly adult male. The homicide rate in NYC is 3 times per-capita than London. There are also other forms of violent crime and property crime. Since you've been in NYC for years then you know that many residential buildings that keep people other than residents and their guests out. We value our safety and that of our children, elderly and women who are at higher risk of crime than men.
- exstudent2 10y agoI know lots of women who host AirBnB so they definitely don't share your fear. Not quite sure where you're getting that from.
- Consultant32452 10y agoA quick google search didn't find the results specifically for NY city, but nationally you're 3.5x more likely to be the victim of murder or attempted murder as a man. 2x for robbery. 2x for aggravated assault. Women are generally much safer everywhere than men.
- oldmanjay 10y agoUsually a "think of the children" argument made in favor of restricting adult rights puts the hair on the back of my neck right up. Luckily, my haircut yesterday removed those hairs.
- mzw_mzw 10y ago> Please value the safety of children, the elderly, and women. Why only them?