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> Step outside of the software bubble we’re in and I’d guess 80% or more people would prefer a world without Airbnb This is delusional. Here's one survey, by Y

> Step outside of the software bubble we’re in and I’d guess 80% or more people would prefer a world without Airbnb This is delusional. Here's one survey, by YouGov, pegging their liked-to-dislike ratio at 3.4: https://today.yougov.com/topics/travel/explore/website/Airbnb-Website?content=all https://today.yougov.com/topics/travel/explore/website/Airbn... The software bubble is nothing compared to a political bubble.

jacquesm 3y ago
I suggest looking across the US border for a bit.
harperlee 3y ago
Sure, there’s no bias whatsoever in that survey, surely the old grandma living on an unspecified european city center that is against airbnb is as likely to respond as the young FAANG-salaried international US traveller that wants to travel cheap and authentic.
- jdminhbg 3y ago
  On the one hand, we have survey data, with which we can quibble on methodology. On the other hand, we have an HN poster who just really doesn't like Airbnb and pulls a number from his nether regions guessing that everyone actually agrees with him. Truly a conundrum as to which might be closer to the truth.
  - harperlee 3y ago
    No conundrum, we can reject both.
    - jdminhbg 3y ago
      I'd rather keep the survey data from the respected polling firm, actually. No need to assign it a weight of 100% truth, but certainly useful.
trilobyte 3y ago
No need to hide the information on the methodology of the survey: "YouGov Ratings YouGov Ratings measures Airbnb’s popularity and fame every quarter. The latest data is based on 1532 nationally representative interviews of the US population, collected during Q2 2023."