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So is Couchsurfing the bittorrent of lodging? Sometimes capitalism gets in the way of distributing goods and services. Usually when people try to decide what
by roguecoder 14y ago
So is Couchsurfing the bittorrent of lodging?
Sometimes capitalism gets in the way of distributing goods and services. Usually when people try to decide what other people shouldn't and shouldn't do with things they sell to them.
- nsxwolf 14y agoI agree, but unlike the weird ownership issues that come with, say, copyrights and boxed software, this is a case where I quite literally still own something, and I'm letting someone use it for a fee. Laws put all kinds of restrictions on me, but some decisions on how my property is used still stay mine.
- eli_gottlieb 14y agoLet's be frank: landlording has never been socially productive. All the actual services provided by a landlord can be provided by a homeowners' association in a condo or cooperative building. It's really just a class division, an issue of bad public policy, and an issue of the balance of local housing markets between renting apartments, buying condos, and buying houses.