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Hey folks just wanna say that studies show that Airbnb is contributing to rising rents in multiple major cities, so please don't use it.
@eribloodlust serious question: what alternative is there?
@trwnh
Build more hotels in places that don't displace residential housing and don't let housing get turned in to hotels
@eribloodlust hotels are VASTLY more expensive than an airbnb, though -- more than 3x as much on average! when i last traveled (to nashville/memphis) i could never have afforded a hotel room at $150/night, $100/night or even $50/night. i stayed at an airbnb for $20, and without something like airbnb i couldn't have made the trip at all.
@eribloodlust i think a distinction needs to be made between letting someone sleep in an extra room vs. not living at a location at all. the underlying issue is that property "ownership" doesn't require usage -- such is capitalism.