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frobozz wrote: > Most AirBnB hosts and Uber drivers are not just occasionally letting spare space in their homes you replied: > I don't believe this is true
by mrow84 6y ago
frobozz wrote:
> Most AirBnB hosts and Uber drivers are not just occasionally letting spare space in their homes
you replied:
> I don't believe this is true for Airbnb, both anecdotally and from Airbnb's own statement about NYC
and provided as evidence:
> "87 percent of Airbnb hosts in New York share only the home in which they live."
ric2b replied:
> That's misdirection. 87% of hosts, sure, but what percentage of rentals?
My reading is that ric2b's was implying that whilst 87% of _hosts_ might be sharing their own home, if you were to look at rentals then there would be a different picture, presumably on the basis that the other 13% are "sharing" multiple properties.
ric2b's accusation of misdirection was aimed at your 87% claim, because, whilst it was technically accurate (unlike what frobozz said), it "misdirects" from the more important picture, which is that, to quote frobozz opening sentiment:
> Calling it "sharing economy" is doublespeak.
That being the case for aforementioned reasons.