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In many cities the choice for long term rentals is very narrow therefore expensive because most flats are AirBnBs for tourists. This has a detrimental effect on
by kblev 6y ago
In many cities the choice for long term rentals is very narrow therefore expensive because most flats are AirBnBs for tourists. This has a detrimental effect on the locals. Pre-COVID that is.
- tick_tock_tick 6y agoIt's that just blaming Airbnb for the failures of the local government?
- redmattred 6y agoMost cities have laws against individuals running unlicensed hotels out of their apartments. AirBnb chose to ignore those laws and encourage others to do so as well.
- jbverschoor 6y agoSame with uber, and others..
- monsieurbanana 6y agoWhy not both? Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Airbnb being a company, and a company seeking profits over everything else, one could argue that it's not their job to care about how they affect people. Doesn't mean we can't criticize it for it. We could go even further and say it's by criticizing Airbnb that we will push governments to regulate this new market.
- trimbo 6y agoYes, of course. That's part of the cycle. Democratically elected officials are not proactive, they respond to pressure. Calling out corporations that are acting irresponsibility creates enough pressure to have democratic governments act upon those corporations.
- kyletns 6y agoAirbnb ran huge marketing campaigns against local governments (including in SF) and lobbies, as well. Very aggressive stuff.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoNo, it's blaming AirBnB for making a bad situation much worse. Local governments worldwide may be inept at securing enough housing for people (perhaps because it turns out to be a hard problem), but it's not helpful to sabotage the allocation of whatever housing that was made available.