Air bnbs are a cancer. You should be ashamed of yourself if your buying property then renting it out. With what they charge they are able to pay tge mortgage in 3 nights
Fuck me, for self-proclaimed coward you are unbelievably smug. Don’t you consider that a “better” life also means being able to take pride that the way you move through the world doesn’t actively harm others. Just awful.
Sorry, but I couldn’t live with myself if I made my outcome better by hurting others.
And I’m a combat vet. I’ve learned through my mistakes what I’m willing to live with on my conscience. It’s guided who I’ve become since then.
If you’re willing to give up your morals, ethics and self-consciousness for money, then I’d like to get in an octagon to teach you the difference between me and you.
You were a combat vet invading someone’s country for personal gain and fuck knows what other fucked up shit you did, you cant say shit about not hurting others
I was misguided, but had virtuous ideals at the time. I’m not defending the evils in the world anymore. Unlike this person who is trying to justify being evil at this moment.
A lot of young people grow up believing there’s glory in war. But anyone who’s been through it sees how pointless it really is. Ruining soldiers, families, civilians, and even the land itself.
You saw the truth and came back better for it, and that’s worth more than any so-called victory. In the end, all people are equal; born, live, and then gone; war doesn’t change that. The best we can do is share what we’ve learned, so those who come after us don’t fall for the same lies. The rich sending the poor to die for their personal gain only shows how empty and corrupt they are.
I hope you’ve found your peace, P00ptart, and I hope your story helps sway people away from fighting wars.
What you’re saying is akin to Jews that were selling out their peers in Nazi concentration camps. Because you’re just playing the game you’re in, right? That’s not your fault, right? You’re excusing doing horrible acts for personal survival. You’re no better than any Nazi trying to excuse their horrible choices during the Nuremberg trials.
So you’re saying “what are you doing to stop me”? Because you literally said you’re on the side of succumbing to fascism and giving up. My favorite idea of doing something about it is putting you in your red and white shorts and meeting you in the octagon as a show that selfish cunts can be beaten.
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.
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.
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.
Air bnbs are a cancer. You should be ashamed of yourself if your buying property then renting it out. With what they charge they are able to pay tge mortgage in 3 nights
Source?
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This is the bullshit that allows this kind of game. Hate the player, hate the game, and hate the observer with a dumb fuck outlook.
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Fuck me, for self-proclaimed coward you are unbelievably smug. Don’t you consider that a “better” life also means being able to take pride that the way you move through the world doesn’t actively harm others. Just awful.
Sorry, but I couldn’t live with myself if I made my outcome better by hurting others.
And I’m a combat vet. I’ve learned through my mistakes what I’m willing to live with on my conscience. It’s guided who I’ve become since then.
If you’re willing to give up your morals, ethics and self-consciousness for money, then I’d like to get in an octagon to teach you the difference between me and you.
You were a combat vet invading someone’s country for personal gain and fuck knows what other fucked up shit you did, you cant say shit about not hurting others
I also delivered school supplies to Iraqi children, you cunt. It’s not all black and white.
You are a combat vet? And you are here criticizing people for renting and teaching about morals? Holy molly, people have weird values.
I was misguided, but had virtuous ideals at the time. I’m not defending the evils in the world anymore. Unlike this person who is trying to justify being evil at this moment.
A lot of young people grow up believing there’s glory in war. But anyone who’s been through it sees how pointless it really is. Ruining soldiers, families, civilians, and even the land itself.
You saw the truth and came back better for it, and that’s worth more than any so-called victory. In the end, all people are equal; born, live, and then gone; war doesn’t change that. The best we can do is share what we’ve learned, so those who come after us don’t fall for the same lies. The rich sending the poor to die for their personal gain only shows how empty and corrupt they are.
I hope you’ve found your peace, P00ptart, and I hope your story helps sway people away from fighting wars.
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What you’re saying is akin to Jews that were selling out their peers in Nazi concentration camps. Because you’re just playing the game you’re in, right? That’s not your fault, right? You’re excusing doing horrible acts for personal survival. You’re no better than any Nazi trying to excuse their horrible choices during the Nuremberg trials.
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So you’re saying “what are you doing to stop me”? Because you literally said you’re on the side of succumbing to fascism and giving up. My favorite idea of doing something about it is putting you in your red and white shorts and meeting you in the octagon as a show that selfish cunts can be beaten.
That’s a pretty short term view you have there. Good luck.
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That what the billionaire says when I tell them how bad their private jets and yachts are for the environment.
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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.
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.
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.