don't forget hotel rooms ( airbnb ). I think you're point of frustration is not really about economic freedom, but a recognition of the senescence of our socie

don't forget hotel rooms ( airbnb ). I think you're point of frustration is not really about economic freedom, but a recognition of the senescence of our society ( in the US ). As societies get older, literally and population wise, they tend to get more conservative. E.g. it's much easier to be a medical device entrepreneur in India than the US. There are pros and cons to greater regulation. Established cities like SF, DC, and NYC, limit the number of taxis because there are literal hard limits on all the gov't provided functions around taxi's, including regulation of 'expectation of legitimacy,' and managing traffic congestion. In the case of hotels and to a lesser extent restaurants, there are zoning, housing, and infrastructure investments that cities have made from a gov't perspective and a private perspective that, AirBnB and FoodTrucks throw out of whack. Reading this article you see how much regulation FoodTrucks are now starting to come under, to try and bring their 'perceived' quality in line with that of a restaurant. It's hard to find arguments against this, other than, it is now demonstrably harder to be a new business. The same is not yet happening with airbnb style 'hotel' rooms because there is more money and the players are bigger. I think the real problem is that the gov't is poorly organized to deal with the wisdom of crowds. I don't need a hotel regulation agency as much for an airbnb type rental because the economic interests of the 'landlord' are such that my 'review' really counts. personally, I'd prefer airbnb, food trucks, and uber to their respective old-world counterparts, precisely for the reason that it's much more difficult for regulatory capture given those de-centralized models. But there are legitimate arguments on the other side, around investment, community goals, and 'safety'. Unit economics in each of these cases make it much harder to systematically screw the customer. Now if only we could disrupt telecom this way, so I can stop dealing with Comcast.