>"If anything, this strikes me as a political gambit that is largely devoid of meaningful thought. Chesky's playing the long game; he knows this isn't ever goin

>"If anything, this strikes me as a political gambit that is largely devoid of meaningful thought. Chesky's playing the long game; he knows this isn't ever going to go anywhere, but if Congress ever gets pissed off at his company the way they currently are pissed off at GOOG/FB, he has a card to play." Yeah this was my first thought as well that is likely about "potential good will." Floating this idea costs nothing, has immediately publicity benefits and they don't have to worry about any of the questions you mentioned.