Funny how we vilify those who are renting it out, but not those that are renting. Its the scalper argument all over again. Blaming the seller, but not the buyer who creates the market. If no one rents, then no one is going to buy to set up an airbnb.
Ok… What the fuck are you slabbering about? I was standing up for you, moron. I shouldnt have bothered. You deserve to stuck in rentsville with dog shit reading skills like that. Hope they put up more Airbnb, just to fuck YOU over more.
And this is why governemental regulation is the only way and why capitalism has its problems: Capitalists blaming the consumenr for the existing market. People will use the offer the capitalists create for them if it is convenient for them and they draw an advantage from it. Of course you can always blame the consumer, and protect the guy who out of pure compassion creates a market that destroys our world even faster. But hey, at least someone profitet from it in the meanwhile.
Im blaming the consumer for creating the market, because thats how markets work. You all might not want to think of yourselves as cunts, and that youre just the victims. But thats just a cozy little lie you tell yourselves. That fact is, you dont all fall over yourselves to buy, and there wont be a lot of people buying up homes to put them on airbnb.
Like I said, the scalper argument all over again, with the same “Its not my fault” attitude judging by the downvotes. If you dont get all those idiots buying playstations are 3 and 4 times the prices from Scalpers, then you dont get any scalpers buying up all the stock to make that profit.
Are we all children? We need mommy and daddy hold our hands? We cant just stop contributing to our own problems by ourselves? Are you all really that weak and pathetic?
I’d agree with you a lot more if AirBnB wasn’t a lot cheaper than any hotel or other travel accommodation. A town that relies on tourism might be different, but in the USA I save about $100 and get a more private place to stay.
And in there lies the rub. You can have somewhere cheap to stay, but the cost of housing go up everywhere. Or, you pay the extra hundred, and housing is more affordable for everyone.
This is what I mean by the scalper argument. Everyone wants a playstation, and some will 3 and 4 times the price for it. So now no one gets one, because the scalper buy up all the stock. In this case, you want to save 100 bucks. The knock on effect of that is that is that it contributes to increased cost of housing, and millions of people not being able to afford one.
I wouldnt worry too much. Looking at me downvotes, no one wants to blame you anyway. They are happy to just blame airbnb, and demand government regulation. Its pretty pathetic really.
True. I suppose it’s more of me placing the blame on large landlord corporations that own 20+ spaces to rent out rather than the AirBnB host with two houses. My local community is much more affected by the former than the latter. Is it the other way around in touristy towns outside the USA? I haven’t used any AirBnB abroad.
Then who are you? Do you even know who you are as a person if you don’t have the ethics to make a stand? Do you just meh all over your morals? Just give up on everything you believe? Or is it that you don’t have morals, and you’re just making excuses?
Oh yeah. Here I’m just a silly little installation wizard who contributes here attempting to be meaningful and provide conversation nuggets. In real life I’m playing that balancing act between ethics, my resources/influence, and trying to not burn out.
I’ve done plenty of things based off of morals without it being the “smart” or most personally beneficial decision. AirBnB just isn’t one of those due to how much I can save and put towards local restaurants, bars, and tipping when I finally vacation. I also don’t trust hotel corps to use my money ethically, and have used an AirBnB maybe once a year on average. I’m hoping I can have another actual vacation soon since it has been 4 years.
Also, I strongly believe that my responsibility is taking care of my wife and family first, then community/political contribution.
What about you? Where do you stay when traveling where there aren’t friends or family?
I don’t travel. Like, at all. The most I travel is the 20 miles it takes to get my kid from his mom’s house. I don’t need the luxury of burning CO2 and ruining the housing market to have a good time.
Neat! I’m glad you are comfortable within your bubble.
On a different tonal note, it’s very impressive you have the resources to single-handedly ruin the housing market, but choose not to. /s
I’m satisfied being well below average in CO2 contribution. I need to see new places in person, and that need serves me much better than putting all my efforts into lowering the CO2 average consumption by another -0.002 kg/year.
Who TF is comfortable? Definitely not me. You don’t have a need to travel, you just don’t give AF about anybody but yourself. Tell people in low-lying island nations why you “just can’t help yourself” but to flood their homes because you can’t sit still.
Funny how we vilify those who are renting it out, but not those that are renting. Its the scalper argument all over again. Blaming the seller, but not the buyer who creates the market. If no one rents, then no one is going to buy to set up an airbnb.
I’m sorry that I can’t afford to buy a house. Where the fuck else am I supposed to live if not rent? Victim blaming 101.
Ok… What the fuck are you slabbering about? I was standing up for you, moron. I shouldnt have bothered. You deserve to stuck in rentsville with dog shit reading skills like that. Hope they put up more Airbnb, just to fuck YOU over more.
And this is why governemental regulation is the only way and why capitalism has its problems: Capitalists blaming the consumenr for the existing market. People will use the offer the capitalists create for them if it is convenient for them and they draw an advantage from it. Of course you can always blame the consumer, and protect the guy who out of pure compassion creates a market that destroys our world even faster. But hey, at least someone profitet from it in the meanwhile.
Im blaming the consumer for creating the market, because thats how markets work. You all might not want to think of yourselves as cunts, and that youre just the victims. But thats just a cozy little lie you tell yourselves. That fact is, you dont all fall over yourselves to buy, and there wont be a lot of people buying up homes to put them on airbnb.
Like I said, the scalper argument all over again, with the same “Its not my fault” attitude judging by the downvotes. If you dont get all those idiots buying playstations are 3 and 4 times the prices from Scalpers, then you dont get any scalpers buying up all the stock to make that profit.
Are we all children? We need mommy and daddy hold our hands? We cant just stop contributing to our own problems by ourselves? Are you all really that weak and pathetic?
What about induced demand?
What about it?
Is the question about what it is or how it would apply to the situation at hand?
I’d agree with you a lot more if AirBnB wasn’t a lot cheaper than any hotel or other travel accommodation. A town that relies on tourism might be different, but in the USA I save about $100 and get a more private place to stay.
And in there lies the rub. You can have somewhere cheap to stay, but the cost of housing go up everywhere. Or, you pay the extra hundred, and housing is more affordable for everyone.
This is what I mean by the scalper argument. Everyone wants a playstation, and some will 3 and 4 times the price for it. So now no one gets one, because the scalper buy up all the stock. In this case, you want to save 100 bucks. The knock on effect of that is that is that it contributes to increased cost of housing, and millions of people not being able to afford one.
I wouldnt worry too much. Looking at me downvotes, no one wants to blame you anyway. They are happy to just blame airbnb, and demand government regulation. Its pretty pathetic really.
True. I suppose it’s more of me placing the blame on large landlord corporations that own 20+ spaces to rent out rather than the AirBnB host with two houses. My local community is much more affected by the former than the latter. Is it the other way around in touristy towns outside the USA? I haven’t used any AirBnB abroad.
Be better.
That’s the struggle every day, Pooptart. Every day; and in a system that doesn’t want me to.
Then who are you? Do you even know who you are as a person if you don’t have the ethics to make a stand? Do you just meh all over your morals? Just give up on everything you believe? Or is it that you don’t have morals, and you’re just making excuses?
Oh yeah. Here I’m just a silly little installation wizard who contributes here attempting to be meaningful and provide conversation nuggets. In real life I’m playing that balancing act between ethics, my resources/influence, and trying to not burn out.
I’ve done plenty of things based off of morals without it being the “smart” or most personally beneficial decision. AirBnB just isn’t one of those due to how much I can save and put towards local restaurants, bars, and tipping when I finally vacation. I also don’t trust hotel corps to use my money ethically, and have used an AirBnB maybe once a year on average. I’m hoping I can have another actual vacation soon since it has been 4 years.
Also, I strongly believe that my responsibility is taking care of my wife and family first, then community/political contribution.
What about you? Where do you stay when traveling where there aren’t friends or family?
I don’t travel. Like, at all. The most I travel is the 20 miles it takes to get my kid from his mom’s house. I don’t need the luxury of burning CO2 and ruining the housing market to have a good time.
Neat! I’m glad you are comfortable within your bubble.
On a different tonal note, it’s very impressive you have the resources to single-handedly ruin the housing market, but choose not to. /s
I’m satisfied being well below average in CO2 contribution. I need to see new places in person, and that need serves me much better than putting all my efforts into lowering the CO2 average consumption by another -0.002 kg/year.
Who TF is comfortable? Definitely not me. You don’t have a need to travel, you just don’t give AF about anybody but yourself. Tell people in low-lying island nations why you “just can’t help yourself” but to flood their homes because you can’t sit still.