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2024: Airbnb's Hidden Camera Problem (28 points, 9 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40915564 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40915564 2024:

• 1oooqooq 1y ago
  guess there's a market selling hidden cameras to air bnb hosts
  • kbos87 1y ago
    There's a market in selling fear to people around products & services that aren't favored by a certain faction of NYT's readers.
    • tonyedgecombe 1y ago
      Whereas you are completely unbiased in your opinions on this subject.
      • kbos87 1y ago
        Of course, everyone comes from their own particular point of view and/or bias. I'm a host. The POV I see this from is that of someone who pays close attention to the market and the changing perception of short term rentals. I've read far enough beyond the headlines to know that these accusations are very often not what they seem, and that this narrative is being blown way out of proportion considering how infrequently it actually happens. The POV a sub-segment of NYT readers see this from is one of being righteous about short-term rentals (in theory at least.) The POV of writers and editors at NYT is to respond to their readers' preferences.