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I'm given to understand that couchsurfing usually occurs when the host is present, which IMO is a risk-mitigating behavior.
by pnathan 15y ago
I'm given to understand that couchsurfing usually occurs when the host is present, which IMO is a risk-mitigating behavior.
- Mz 15y agoI have not really been following any of this all that closely (though it's been impossible to miss entirely on HN), but my general understanding is that AirBnB originally was going to do a paid version of that and then, for some reason, decided it would be okay for people to not be present.
- philwelch 15y agoThe host was physically present at both of my Airbnb stays.
- Mz 15y agoThey can be but are not required to be. That is the distinction I am trying to make: My understanding is that the initial policy was the host was required to be present and then they changed it. And it seems to me the stories we are seeing here are cases where the host was not present.
- Uchikoma 15y agoI think this is more complex: a.) It reduces the risk that something happens (e.g. burglary) b.) It increases the impact if something happens (e.g. armed robbery, murder, rape)