In the early days of Airbnb, many predicted that the company and other sharing economy platforms would “disrupt” capitalism as usual, finally making it work for all stakeholders. But that’s not what happened. Instead, it got us all hooked and then got worse.
  • gaael@beehaw.org
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    9 months ago

    What is supposed to be the difference between capitalism and garbage ? Asking for a commie friend.

    • novibe@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Capitalism is when it turn everything into garbage and hoard it among a handful of people. Garbage is the product of human activity that is useless. So it’s not that there is a difference between the two, but capitalism is both garbage and produces garbage itself.

  • Zworf@beehaw.org
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    9 months ago

    Yeah it was really cool when it started. But when people started running airBnBs as a business it turned into shit, and started ruining city centers too.

    • TheOakTree@beehaw.org
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      9 months ago

      AirBnB started as a great example of a sharing economy, basically the peer-to-peer of travel lodging.

      Now it is just a decentralized hotel system, but with no room service.

    • DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe
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      9 months ago

      “No bro you don’t get it, man, this lets people with multiple properties get more money out of them instead of those pesky hotels with their employees and regulations, man”

  • pelotron@midwest.socialEnglish
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    9 months ago

    My entire family has switched back to hotels with no regrets. We’ve all separately had bad experiences with Airbnb and realized hotels would never get away with that shit.

    Also, unmentioned in the article is the topic of how Airbnb has contributed to the destruction of the single family home ownership market.

    • its_me_xiphos@beehaw.org
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      9 months ago

      Real BnBs all the way. Regulated, no bullshit fees, actual hosts and other guests to meet and talk to over breakfast. Unique and lovely.

      As Ron Swanson would say,

      "Dear AirBnB,

      Be a Bed and Breakfast, or be nothing."

      Ron Swanson --Its_Me_Xiphos

    • undeffeined@lemmy.ml
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      9 months ago

      Right? Since when any of these companies were built with any other goal other than make someone rich?

  • Auzy@beehaw.org
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    9 months ago

    Last time I booked an AirBNB, I started driving 1hr up their way, then got a phone call from them saying they never approved it, and its not available, and I had to rebook. Then they changed their mind 30mins after, after I found somewhere else, and were reluctant about giving a refund

    Another one we booked for NYE, the bin outside was full and overflowing… Clearly the owners were on holidays and couldn’t be arsed getting someone to clean the bins… Had to bring the BBQ trash and stuff back. Also, we bought ice cream, but the freezer in the room was full of ice, so it was mostly wasted. We had to pour it down the drain

    I hate hotels, and I hate the fact people like trump own a lot of them. But they are MUCH better than all the sketchy AirBNB’s which were ruined by wankers buying up real estate trying to make a quick buck.

  • Visikde@beehaw.org
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    9 months ago

    AirBNb, uber, lyft are all designed to circumvent existing laws by setting up parallel systems. The companies set themselves up to be the gatekeepers, instead of existing regulatory systems. The enshittification is predictable.
    The hardest thing in governance is:
    Comprehensively reform a system in place while using it…