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The trust network? You have a rating history of the renters, not just the merchants. It wouldn't be the same if people starting renting at these properties via

The trust network? You have a rating history of the renters, not just the merchants. It wouldn't be the same if people starting renting at these properties via Booking. If you never rented before (I'm guessing this is true for you?), it's still the case that you will establish a history and that you would be incentivized to behave differently because of it.

Judgmentality 6y ago
I've always found this bizarre. In my anecdotal experience, and that of almost everyone I know, most people agree you cannot trust AirBnB and it's very obvious they have a financial motivation to lie to you. Their reviews have similar issues of misaligned incentives as Yelp, Glassdoor, Amazon, etcetera. https://qz.com/410264/you-should-never-trust-an-airbnb-review/ https://qz.com/410264/you-should-never-trust-an-airbnb-revie... https://www.vice.com/en/article/43k7z3/nationwide-fake-host-scam-on-airbnb https://www.vice.com/en/article/43k7z3/nationwide-fake-host-... As a product I prefer everything about AirBnB to hotels except for the fact that I don't trust AirBnB at all, so I never use AirBnB unless I have to.
- dsizzle 6y ago
  I agree there are reasons to not trust these reviews at face value, but to say you don't trust it all seems extreme. You're saying reviews have no value whatsoever?
  - Judgmentality 6y ago
    On AirBnB I don't trust them at all. I've personally seen bad reviews removed, "good" reviews edited, and pressure tactics to increase "good" reviews. And unlike Amazon, Glassdoor, Yelp, there aren't enough reviews overall that I can try to figure out which ones are real and unedited.
gowld 6y ago
Ratings are all worthless because they are not anonymous. Nearly every rating is 5-star; anything less makes the reviewer a target for harassment. AirBnB won because they made a slicker website, advertised more with their VC money, ignored the law, and spammed Craigslist until they built up a larger network.

Judgmentality 6y ago

I've always found this bizarre. In my anecdotal experience, and that of almost everyone I know, most people agree you cannot trust AirBnB and it's very obvious they have a financial motivation to lie to you. Their reviews have similar issues of misaligned incentives as Yelp, Glassdoor, Amazon, etcetera. https://qz.com/410264/you-should-never-trust-an-airbnb-review/ https://qz.com/410264/you-should-never-trust-an-airbnb-revie... https://www.vice.com/en/article/43k7z3/nationwide-fake-host-scam-on-airbnb https://www.vice.com/en/article/43k7z3/nationwide-fake-host-... As a product I prefer everything about AirBnB to hotels except for the fact that I don't trust AirBnB at all, so I never use AirBnB unless I have to.

dsizzle 6y ago
I agree there are reasons to not trust these reviews at face value, but to say you don't trust it all seems extreme. You're saying reviews have no value whatsoever?
- Judgmentality 6y ago
  On AirBnB I don't trust them at all. I've personally seen bad reviews removed, "good" reviews edited, and pressure tactics to increase "good" reviews. And unlike Amazon, Glassdoor, Yelp, there aren't enough reviews overall that I can try to figure out which ones are real and unedited.

gowld 6y ago

Ratings are all worthless because they are not anonymous. Nearly every rating is 5-star; anything less makes the reviewer a target for harassment. AirBnB won because they made a slicker website, advertised more with their VC money, ignored the law, and spammed Craigslist until they built up a larger network.