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Does it advance the discussion by accusing me of being on the payroll of Airbnb? Of course the action performed by the renters is egregious. What about that i

• hluska 12y ago
  Yes, it does advance the conversation. You wrote: "Though the article is sensationalized linkbait, unnecessarily showing pictures of the damage, the story is an affirmation of Airbnb's good business practice of mitigating risk to the owners." That is way over the top...so far over the top that a reasonable person could conclude that you are perhaps conflicted. If you do work for Airbnb, I won't attack you for defending your company (I've defended far worse), but I sure wish that you would disclose that. As for whether or not this article is newsworthy, once again, a police constable senior enough to speak to the media used some very strong language to describe the scene inside and the pictures were absolutely shocking. If the estimate of $50 - $75k proves correct, this was a deliberate and prolonged attempt to destroy. I could see an editor deciding that it was worth running this story to warn potential Airbnb hosts of what could happen. This story originally ran on Calgary's local CTV station and in that market, it was certainly news. Especially since Calgary's economy is slumping and some Albertans (with their highest levels of personal debt in Canada) are likely more than tempted to make some quick money.