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If you think about Airbnb like the "Ticketmaster" of real estate, all the hate makes sense. There's all sorts of things wrong with real estate, landlords, etc
by jmuguy 3y ago
If you think about Airbnb like the "Ticketmaster" of real estate, all the hate makes sense. There's all sorts of things wrong with real estate, landlords, etc but for the most part there's no single thing to blame. Airbnb is an easy target, both for politicians and anyone upset about the status quo but unsure who to be angry at.
I mention Ticketmaster because I think its actually intentional that they exist as the "bogey man" of live events. They take all the hate, all the flak, related to how ridiculously expensive it is to see a concert and thus shield all the other people and companies profiting off that status quo.
- jjoonathan 3y ago"Lightning Rod" is the term I've seen.
- oblio 3y agoLet's not make Airbnb some innocent party here. They're an awful company overall.
- mylons 3y agothe only reason they get so staunchly defended by the tech establishment is because of how much money they've made for people like paulg and the early investors.
- anarticle 3y agoThis comment feels like it barely makes sense, both of these are hypercapital companies who distort local markets big time. My local music scene is butting right up against LiveNation/ClearChannel and it definitely affects musicians and promoters in my city to the point that these venues will shamelessly rip off events that have their own following. Needless to say there are not enough people to go to both and so the local promoter who is often running at a very thin margin ends up having to stop. Of course, I digress, but this capitalist law of the jungle model applies in many places.