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People are getting sick of working in the “sharing” economy
- dkarapetyan 10y agoYou mean that thing a bunch of 20 somethings made up as a marketing gimmick? Most AirBnBs are now professionally managed operations the same way most rental units are except AirBnBs get to side-step a bunch of red tape. Instead of shutting down the likes of AirBnB the smarter move would be to streamline and reduce the overhead required in managing rental units since clearly AirBnB is acting as some kind of pressure release valve and letting people do things they can't do with all the red tape.
- moomin 10y agoIt's not that long an article, suggest you read it and respond to the points it makes rather than derailing onto a deregulation agenda.
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- Tempest1981 10y agoAt least it shows that people are willing to try new things... whether it be out of optimism or desperation.
- cityandtech 10y agoNow that AirBnb and Uber are no longer novelties, it seems like supply and demand is simply working to bring the price to its natural level. The nice thing about flexible rates (as opposed to traditional taxis) is that Uber can quickly respond to changes in supply vs. demand.
- randomgyatwork 10y agoUber has a 'perfect capitalist' system internally, but drivers and clients don't get to participate. I've noticed at times, that the driver doesn't get a receipt till I'm out of the car... Maybe this is so that we can't discuss the difference in what I pay and what they get?