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How's that different than what's being going on NYC for the past 30 years or so? Gentrification is a thing, Airbnb or not.
by cjalmeida 9y ago
How's that different than what's being going on NYC for the past 30 years or so? Gentrification is a thing, Airbnb or not.
- jmcgough 9y agoIt accelerates it by further decreasing housing supply. The housing problems of NYC are complex and challenging, and AirBNB is just a part of that.
- Frondo 9y agoThese apps and startups and technology in general can certainly accelerate the shift from one status quo to a new one; AirBNB and Uber have disrupted hotel and taxi industries, certainly. The question we should be asking, as a society, is the new status quo one we want? Is it making life better overall? Or is it one that only a few of us want, because they're getting rich while the rest of us are getting more hard done by? If tech is pushing us to a new status quo, and it's one we want (like a lot of medical technology), then that's great, the societal conversation will be short: yes, we like it, let's go. If the tech is pushing us to a new status quo that we don't want, that's when we need to reevaluate, and maybe regulate it.
- Rjevski 9y agoIt's definitely better for me at least. I can pretty much go live anywhere in the world and arrange accommodation in a few clicks - what's not to like?
- Frondo 9y agoYour response is almost a perfect description of the incentives that lead to the tragedy of the commons: "this is better for me, even if it's worse for society". Here's a little video that explains it, for those that haven't yet heard of the tragedy of the commons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzJmaJCx7-s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzJmaJCx7-s