The title makes me think your kind of poopy head
Why are you offended? I wasn’t talking about Airbnb owners/investors.
U seemed offended tho
They don’t care obviously. Most tech workers build products that make the world a worse place.
Why are you in tech then?
Why is anyone in tech? Money. I’ll take responsibility though, just like everyone else should.
What's hurting? I don't see a link to anything backing up these claims? I'm assuming you mean short term rentals are taking long term housing off the market. This isn't an Airbnb issue, but an issue with our society that's pivoting towards a renter society. An effective tax on poverty.
That’s exactly what I’m talking about. Airbnb makes short term rental more accessible and causes home owners to buy second and third investment properties. It also causes housing less affordable for first time homebuyers.
Not to forget 800k houses being marketed as making 250k a year in short term rentals to those buying second and third houses. On top of the cleaning fee mess.
Thanks OP for asking the right questions and bringing up this topics
Do Meta employees know they are hurting society? Do Ticktock employees know they are contributing to peo access and teen suicide? Do car drivers know they are contributing to global warming? Probably. But people put blinders on when it comes to making money for their family.
Is it worth it? What do you think?
I try to make sure the work I am personally doing is improving things, but as long as I work for a company I do not run I am selling out my morals for money to some extent.
I don’t think it worth it.
Sorry to hear your interview with Airbnb didn't go well
😂
I used Airbnbs and enjoyed it before I even considered working there. Obviously there’s a demand for them and created new stream of income for people. How’s it different than people buying an additional property for long term renting?
If you got rid of Airbnb today, would it fix anything? No, because there’s Vrbo, and a plethora of new companies that would pop up to fill the void. Airbnb is merely a symptom and result of using real estate as a commodity for speculation and investing. Also, in a world where everyone had access to affordable housing, a form of Airbnb would still exist as not everyone wants to travel in hotels and like to stay in homes. Learn to look beyond the media headlines. Also, are you going to pay me if I quit Airbnb? No? Then don’t worry about my employment and focus more on yours.
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Can u provide a link ?
how does that prove something when anyone can write on medium.com