I think you're largely right - but both Uber and Airbnb are therefore testaments to the fact that the laws suck. The arrangements for drivers/riders and renter

I think you're largely right - but both Uber and Airbnb are therefore testaments to the fact that the laws suck. The arrangements for drivers/riders and renters/rentees seem to be working out well for both sides of the transactions in the vast majority of cases. We should ask ourselves if those regulations should exist in the first place.