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I somehow question these "community vibes", they certainly benefit from the presence of the tourist/nomad economically, but they also want to project a wholesom

I somehow question these "community vibes", they certainly benefit from the presence of the tourist/nomad economically, but they also want to project a wholesome higher moral ground that's only attainable to "those in it for the long term". Is it really about a sense of community or just that it's easier to redirect anger at housing affordability to "people who are new or won't stay around long enough" than to address issues like corporations buying up housing supply or unrestricted monetary policy making home ownership impossible for almost everyone.

duxup 2y ago
I lived in a place that had short term rentals. The visitors don't give a damn about the people living there. They left out trash, speed through the neighborhood, were loud at all hours ... because it didn't matter if they upset the neighbors, they'd never see them again. The folks renting out the places wanted the most profit possible so they did not care about paying their fees or maintenance and etc. The incentives for someone invested in living there and someone just there for a weekend / week creates different incentives.
- darioush 2y ago
  Why don't all these long term community people have a talk with the long term owner and have them not rent their place? To be honest, it sounds like there is no community whatsoever to begin with, at least not one that the long term community members get any say in what happens. I wonder if all the people who were renting their vacation homes out stopped doing it, what would happen to the restaurant traffic in the area and who would shop at the souvenir shop? In fact I greatly wonder what the source of economic activity would be in such "destination towns" if we cut off tourism.
  - duxup 2y ago
    Rental owners didn’t care, it was a business for them, I know because talking to them is easier than the hassle we went through and we tried.

duxup 2y ago

I lived in a place that had short term rentals. The visitors don't give a damn about the people living there. They left out trash, speed through the neighborhood, were loud at all hours ... because it didn't matter if they upset the neighbors, they'd never see them again. The folks renting out the places wanted the most profit possible so they did not care about paying their fees or maintenance and etc. The incentives for someone invested in living there and someone just there for a weekend / week creates different incentives.

darioush 2y ago
Why don't all these long term community people have a talk with the long term owner and have them not rent their place? To be honest, it sounds like there is no community whatsoever to begin with, at least not one that the long term community members get any say in what happens. I wonder if all the people who were renting their vacation homes out stopped doing it, what would happen to the restaurant traffic in the area and who would shop at the souvenir shop? In fact I greatly wonder what the source of economic activity would be in such "destination towns" if we cut off tourism.
- duxup 2y ago
  Rental owners didn’t care, it was a business for them, I know because talking to them is easier than the hassle we went through and we tried.