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Until we have a legal framework that makes it easier to remove ineffective laws than to add new bureaucracy with a ratchet effect, then yes, hitting reset occas

Until we have a legal framework that makes it easier to remove ineffective laws than to add new bureaucracy with a ratchet effect, then yes, hitting reset occasionally is an excellent idea.

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
I never found anything about US hotel laws to be ineffective. I have been aware of the horrors that can meet with travelers in unregulated housing, and whether I visit a Motel 6, Best Western, or Hilton, I can be assured that the unit will be safe, secure, and sanitary to some minimum standard, and that all charges and fees will be above board. I am a person who still rides taxis because I believe that these "disruptive" app-based services are a blight and a curse for the consumer market. I wouldn't dare risk life and limb to stay in an AirBNB across town, much less on another continent. I am grateful for the extensive regulation of these industries, and I invite regulators to bring the startups toward equity in all aspects.
- aksss 3y ago
  > I am a person who still rides taxis [out of principle]… I wouldn’t dare risk life and limb in an Airbnb across town You seem very risk adverse and pro-establishment. Your perspective is a bit of an edge case, as demonstrated by the enormous value people find in Uber and AirBnB. I’m old enough to have lived with the taxi system for a couple decades when it was the only game in town(s) - it was awful. The few times I’ve had to ride a taxi lately, they’ve been noticeably better than they were back in the day — and that is entirely a consequence of competitive pressure. The taxi business was a textbook case of oligopolies protected from any free market pressure and the inevitable shitty quality that results from such. Cry all you want about Uber’s downsides, but the taxis are now better because of Uber. Any proposal to go back to a taxi system exclusive of ride-sharing should, I think, find a way to avoid the market protection and rent-seeking racket from local governments. Even Uber hasn’t been wholly immune from this (e.g. the early airport allowances). AirBnB is kind of a different thing than Uber, but it’s nice to have systems that enable options from the institutions/corporations, and that enable private parties to conduct commercial transactions with other private parties. In principal I’m for more of that resource leverage.
  - prottog 3y ago
    Airbnb was nice in the beginning, but I've had my share of stays where I paid >$100 in cleaning fees and still found myself staring at a list of chores a mile long that really made me question whether I shouldn't instead be getting paid to clean the place. Funnily enough, recently I've noticed that the professionally-managed Airbnbs are much more reasonable about not needing to clean every nook and cranny before leaving, with the small-time hosts imposing much more of a burden. So I'm essentially back to staying at a hotel.
- Tubru3dhb22 3y ago
  In my opinion, business reviews on Google maps have replaced the need for any official standards. They also allow for the option of effectively having your own standards, rather than a single government mandated standard.

Until we have a legal framework that makes it easier to remove ineffective laws than to add new bureaucracy with a ratchet effect, then yes, hitting reset occasionally is an excellent idea.

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago

I never found anything about US hotel laws to be ineffective. I have been aware of the horrors that can meet with travelers in unregulated housing, and whether I visit a Motel 6, Best Western, or Hilton, I can be assured that the unit will be safe, secure, and sanitary to some minimum standard, and that all charges and fees will be above board. I am a person who still rides taxis because I believe that these "disruptive" app-based services are a blight and a curse for the consumer market. I wouldn't dare risk life and limb to stay in an AirBNB across town, much less on another continent. I am grateful for the extensive regulation of these industries, and I invite regulators to bring the startups toward equity in all aspects.

aksss 3y ago
> I am a person who still rides taxis [out of principle]… I wouldn’t dare risk life and limb in an Airbnb across town You seem very risk adverse and pro-establishment. Your perspective is a bit of an edge case, as demonstrated by the enormous value people find in Uber and AirBnB. I’m old enough to have lived with the taxi system for a couple decades when it was the only game in town(s) - it was awful. The few times I’ve had to ride a taxi lately, they’ve been noticeably better than they were back in the day — and that is entirely a consequence of competitive pressure. The taxi business was a textbook case of oligopolies protected from any free market pressure and the inevitable shitty quality that results from such. Cry all you want about Uber’s downsides, but the taxis are now better because of Uber. Any proposal to go back to a taxi system exclusive of ride-sharing should, I think, find a way to avoid the market protection and rent-seeking racket from local governments. Even Uber hasn’t been wholly immune from this (e.g. the early airport allowances). AirBnB is kind of a different thing than Uber, but it’s nice to have systems that enable options from the institutions/corporations, and that enable private parties to conduct commercial transactions with other private parties. In principal I’m for more of that resource leverage.
- prottog 3y ago
  Airbnb was nice in the beginning, but I've had my share of stays where I paid >$100 in cleaning fees and still found myself staring at a list of chores a mile long that really made me question whether I shouldn't instead be getting paid to clean the place. Funnily enough, recently I've noticed that the professionally-managed Airbnbs are much more reasonable about not needing to clean every nook and cranny before leaving, with the small-time hosts imposing much more of a burden. So I'm essentially back to staying at a hotel.
Tubru3dhb22 3y ago
In my opinion, business reviews on Google maps have replaced the need for any official standards. They also allow for the option of effectively having your own standards, rather than a single government mandated standard.