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.
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.
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
I mean, Ron Swanson wouldn’t approve of the regulation, though.
True. Unless it offered Lagavulin 16 as part of the breakfast option, with a side of all the bacon. Then, I’m sure, he’d be willing to accept.
The enshittification of AirBnB actually makes me kind of grateful that I stand to inherit my parents’ timeshare that essentially just has a bunch of condos all over the place that you can book each year.