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I understand what you're trying to compare it to, but I don't think that this is always a valid argument. If what attracts the core customers is wrong in and of
by csydas 9y ago
I understand what you're trying to compare it to, but I don't think that this is always a valid argument. If what attracts the core customers is wrong in and of itself, it's not an excuse to continue it.
I have fond memories of the Circus Parade in Milwaukee when I was a child, but it was relying on the animals to draw people in for the most part, and the training done for the animals really isn't good. Vocal critics not being attendees is somewhat irrelevant in this case (and in many cases), because the core activity is what is wrong; it's not just a matter of preference.
When it comes to invidivual preferences, there is some wisdom to "appease the core audience, ignore the rest". But there are a lot of cases that aren't as neatly covered by such sentiment as some seem to think
- jgalt212 9y ago> If what attracts the core customers is wrong in and of itself, it's not an excuse to continue it. Tell that to all the illegal renters on AirBnB. Edit: sorry that was a bit flip, but I don't think the conundrum is as easy as either of you have posed it.
- csydas 9y agoI'm sorry but I don't even know what you're referring to, else I'd respond more completely. I can't really see the relationship between what you quoted and what you wrote.
- civilian 9y agoThere are several cities (NYC, Berlin?) where it is/was illegal to rent your apartment/condo for a short term, because then you're acting like a Hotel, but you're probably not meeting any of the hotel regulations, and you're not paying taxes that are specific to Hotels. So. > If what attracts the core customers is wrong in and of itself, it's not an excuse to continue it. "Being cruel to elephants" is to "Running a circus" as "Breaking Hotel laws in your city" is to "Running an AirBnb listing" Both of these things are something "Wrong" that are done as a core part of a business. Now, I have no idea what jgalt's actual conclusion is, his post was wrapped in some combination of sarcasm and "well they do it too!!!". But his conclusion is probably to open a single-man copper mine in the mountains.
- csydas 9y agoThank you for your take on it. I won't try to argue it since I feel it unfair to make you defend a conclusion you yourself don't actually know.