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Well, ok. While being entirely rational, let's also think about a related angle. The woman is out quite some money. She wants it back. The most coldbloodedly ra

• ColinWright 15y ago
  Sure. And: a. She's in a fit state to be cold-bloodedly rational b. She knew AirBnB was about to close a round c. That closing was within a few weeks, and hence worth waiting d. In the meantime she has no home, and has to deal with d.1. the police, d.2. all the credit card issues, d.3. all the banks, d.4. AirBnB themselves Seems unlikely to me that she planned that. <shrug> You call them as you see them. I'm saying that I think AirBnB did the wrong thing to start with, and continues to make it worse, even discounting the ethics and morals. Add those in and it's even worse still. | Rock | AirBnB | Hard place | The real issue, again ignoring ethics and morals and just concentrating on optimal course of actions for the company - where is their risk assessment and contingency plan? If they don't have one, that's tantamount to negligence. And you can't claim 20:20 hindsight, because people have been expressing concerns over this issue ever since they started. As a director of two companies, one of which is involved in safety and security issues, I watch the unfolding - and perhaps unravelling - drama with interest (in both senses of the term).