As I said below, there are many different externalities associated with Airbnb, and it's nigh impossible to even begin to know them all. I was providing a commo

As I said below, there are many different externalities associated with Airbnb, and it's nigh impossible to even begin to know them all. I was providing a common example--it wasn't an argument. My intent was the educate on how economists talk about these things, and what types of issues you need to think about when understanding a business. I also wanted to clear up some confusion about the language used in the article. Anyway, I will not address your other points--you are clearly only thinking about one use case and trying to start an argument where there is none.