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I know a guy who airbnb out one of his apartments he rented so he live in a larger nicer apartment. Feels bad that people did that. I think Airbnb when it fir
by boringg 6y ago
I know a guy who airbnb out one of his apartments he rented so he live in a larger nicer apartment. Feels bad that people did that.
I think Airbnb when it first came out was great. Like all things tech (a bit broad of a statement) once it got out into the world in a real way it lost its allure. Facebook was great when it started, reddit, instagram, google, etc. Once people figure out how to co-opt the technology for their own uses (or maybe just the drive for ad revenue kills off all the fun or novelty wears off) it loses its lustre quite a bit. Sorry to be downbeat - technology doesn't feel as fun as it was even like 3-4 years ago let alone back in the 00s or the 90s. Or maybe I'm just aging out.
- wolco2 6y agoThat's a great hack and good for him. It won't last forever.
- season2episode3 6y agoI feel the same way in the sense that I'm much more cynical about tech than I used to be. I take solace in the fact that writing code and building things (especially physical world things!) is fun. Web backend is getting duller by the minute, though.
- boringg 6y agoAgree with this. I do get enjoyment out of writing and executing code. Is that just dopamine rewards - I can’t tell.
- randomsearch 6y agoI guess it’s VC demand for returns. Bootstrapped tech and tech that only takes a small amount of investment doesn’t have to follow this path.