The early days were actually great. People renting out spare rooms for cheap was a win/win, but of course “entrepreneurs” had to turn that into a side business and AirBnB had to maximise profits so it all went to shit.
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gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Tbh I’m a bit surprised how quickly Airb’n’b enshitified. It’s not even a competitor anymore imo.
Kushan@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
bountygiver@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Criminal money actually have real utility for being criminal money, the only problem is it being used as an investment vehicle.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
It’s interesting how the newer ones are more valued. Piracy isn’t even on there anymore. 🧓
buttnugget@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Holy shit, I love this!
Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I think about it once a month
FosterMolasses@leminal.space 2 weeks ago
Once again, Late Stage Capitalism in the root problem in all enshittification of an otherwise innocent and slightly innovative idea.
buttnugget@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s so funny because that’s exactly how capitalism ruins great ideas. I’m actually proud to have never used AirBnB, but when it first came out, it was probably a great way to save vs hotels that were overpriced and have massive overhead anyway.
uncouple9831@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Sure, they were…but Airbnb is now so old Trump wouldn’t try to fuck it, so why are people still giving them money?
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
Tbh ive booked no less than 8 airbnbs in the last 3 years and have always had zero issues in any of them. No ridiculous rules or deposits or anything, and a lot more privacy than getting a hotel. More importantly, always far cheaper than getting a hotel that isn’t questionably shitty
In that same span of time, Ive booked like 4 hotel rooms. One was a four star property that was great but stupid expensive. One was a “3 star” property that was shoddy as fuck, had bedbugs, and refused to give me a refund despite bringing one of the bugs to the front desk and politely declining to be put in another room. The other two hotels were decent but cost more than what they were worth. Hence I roll on with airbnbs
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Just an FYI, since privacy seems to be a big concern for you… AirBnB used to allow hosts to hide cameras inside of their rented spaces. It was explicitly allowed in their renting rules, under the premise of allowing owners to enforce rules and collect evidence in case of excessive mess/damage/theft. They banned hidden cameras in 2024, but over half of rental owners still admit to using them, and about half of all guests still report finding one inside of their rented spaces if they bother to look.
ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Horror story from Germany: colleague from my former workplace was living a bit after away and always rented local AirBnB locations until she found several hidden cameras, including one in the bedroom. This was before the official ban, but I’m never going to use the platform again.
hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
& the host quite likely committed a felony under German law.
grimWar@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
AirBnB never allowed hidden cameras; they allowed visible indoor cameras in common areas like a living room or kitchen. This isn’t to say that some nefarious hosts might have hidden cameras, which has always been an issue, but to say that they explicitly allowed it in their policy is patently false.
Here’s the archived version of the policy page in 2022: Use of cameras and recording devices
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Just hypothetically speaking, is it against the end user license agreement to use a Wi-Fi jammer?
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
This is blatantly false. Got a source for your claim?
FridaySteve@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Which part are you suggesting is false?
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
I meant privacy moreso as in coming and going as I please without interacting with anybody or being surrounded by other guests. But that is a valid separate concern I suppose
uncouple9831@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
“I’m chill if strangers watch me sleep, I just don’t want to have to talk to them”…what a world
cogman@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
What sort of hotel are you staying at?
I just looked and the cheapest air BNB in my city is literally someone’s RV for $100 a night.
In most cities I can grab a room in a nice hotel for $100 to $150 per night. Cheap hotels are more like $80 a night.
someguy3@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
STR?
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
Short term rental, an umbrella term for airbnb, vrbo, etc
someguy3@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ugh just say the words.
uncouple9831@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
It’s short for strong, a data type in pretty much every programming language which traditionally is a length followed by a sequence of characters. Another storage approach used by C is to make strings just the sequence of characters with a 0 value on the end. However this approach was an optimization for 1960s technology which had aged into being a pain in the ass by 1961.
h3rmit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
They have also destroyed rent in lots of places. Here in Spain prices have more than doubled for rent since AirBnB is a thing. Landlords even tell you that they get way more money from airbnb, so supply and demand and all that.
buttnugget@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Supply and demand isn’t really a thing with housing. I understand that Spaniards are upset, but that’s why you tell your socialist government to convert everything to public housing.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
worst, its behind the housing crisis in many countries.
presoak@lazysoci.al 2 weeks ago
[deleted]gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
The way I see it is that enshitification is inherent to late stage capitalism, which has unfortunately become endemic in our culture.
I suppose that’s a 6/half-dozen distinction, though
AlexLost@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Too many people who should not own and rent investment properties bought investment properties to rent as ABnBs. It broke the spirit of the thing, which was to rent space in your house, not a property used solely for that purpose.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Why haven’t zoning laws caught up?
criss_cross@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
They do but it’s apparently hard to enforce.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Couldn’t you just search Airbnb for your jurisdiction, then catch the landlord red handed?