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It should be noted that the people who use Airbnb and Lyft are not a random cross-section of Americans, but are all likely to be very similar to each other (you
by Pinatubo 12y ago
It should be noted that the people who use Airbnb and Lyft are not a random cross-section of Americans, but are all likely to be very similar to each other (young, white, technologically literate, not poor). Social science research shows that interpersonal trust is high in homogeneous groups, and lower otherwise (see for example Putnam's work on immigration and trust).
- thisisrobv 12y agoAgreed. I'd love to see demographic info from these companies. That said, they can still be pretty successful this way, I just feel it's disingenuous to claim otherwise.
- cowbell 12y agoI came here to say the same thing and reference an earlier article I saw on this site https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7226871 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7226871