Yes it's hard to feel sympathy for Airbnb when they openly flout the law then ridicule regulators whose job it is to uphold the law. These guys are ignoring th

Yes it's hard to feel sympathy for Airbnb when they openly flout the law then ridicule regulators whose job it is to uphold the law. These guys are ignoring the law because it is profitable to them, not because of a fundamental belief that the laws are unjust and they're doing the "right thing" by breaking them. Why are they any different than any other business that ignores the law for profit? Seems a bit like Youtube's playbook back in the day where they turned a blind eye to rampant copyright infringement so they could secure a big exit. Or even Uber right now that has been skirting taxi laws. The 'grow fast, law be damned attitude' might be good for getting rich quick, but can also permanently damage some nascent business models.