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Am I the only person who thinks all of these people are overreacting?
by ranman 13y ago
Am I the only person who thinks all of these people are overreacting?
- guard-of-terra 13y agoHow so? I genuinely don't have facebook or linkedin, I genuinely don't want to record a video (in english lol wtf?) with my personal details and I'll genuinely not use them ever if they start doing that to international customers. They think they're unique but their business model is trivial to reproduce once they have alienated half of their audience.
- ranman 13y agoWhy are you so opposed to having your identify verified so that hosts know you're not a scammer? You couldn't give them even a library card with your photo on it or something? The ease-of-use of Airbnb is what makes everyone like it... I don't think that's super easy to replicate. I also don't think a quick ID check dramatically reduces the ease-of-use.
- guard-of-terra 13y agoThey don't just want an ID, what they want is an account on some intrusive social network.
- omonra 13y agoI'm with you. All these people strike me as entitled twats. As a user, I would much rather deal with the hassle of verified ID than do business with guests/hosts that are unverified.
- koide 13y agoThe point is that the means of verification they're implementing are ludicrous. There are MUCH better ways to get a verified ID without causing this uproar, and that's why the only reasonable conclusion is that they are misleading their customers and they are after this for different reasons than the ones stated.
- omonra 13y agoSo I guess the issue can be broken into parts: 1. Airbnb has every right to demand that its users get verified. 2. The way they implemented verification is suboptimal. My read of the article/comments shows that most people disagree with #1.
- koide 13y agoOn the article it is said or at least implied, and in the email sent by the wife less ludicrous alternatives for verification are suggested. Edit: And there are always people, especially in the US, against any kind of ID request, but they are missing the point, in my opinion.
- omonra 13y agoI actually just did the verification for the sake of trying. It took me whole 30 seconds - I uploaded my driver license, which they automatically processed and accepted. So seems like this is a problem for a small % of users - while the majority who are not bothered just don't care enough to voice their opinion.