I don't think the paranoia you're describing is typical of most Airbnb users. I'm sorry, and it sounds like what you're dealing with sucks, but these details do

I don't think the paranoia you're describing is typical of most Airbnb users. I'm sorry, and it sounds like what you're dealing with sucks, but these details don't psychologically cancel out the advantages for most people, and as such are nowhere near a "marketing ploy"