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• buttnugget@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I would be shocked if it had any appreciable impact at all, but it certainly isn’t helping.

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  • RubberElectrons@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    You’re wrong, sadly.

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    • buttnugget@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I’d be happy to be wrong but since supply and demand aren’t really impactful on market rate housing, it probably doesn’t do much except piss off morons.

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      • RubberElectrons@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        You’re right on a micro level, but on macro scale, it’s absolutely making an impact.

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  • jali67@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    There’s a reason it is banned or considered being banned in some cities around the world.

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    • buttnugget@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Correct! The reason it could be banned is because it is acceptable to ban under the neoliberal order. Notice how they haven’t banned rent even though that permanently solves the problem.

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  • Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    In large cities there are entire apartment buildings that have been converted to illegal hotels on Air BNB. It’s a huge problem, not the entire problem, but a damn big one.

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    • treesapx@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I go to a lot of estate sales. A subset of the customers are people who have Airbnbs and are there for furniture and decorations.

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    • buttnugget@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Supply and demand are not really issues with housing, so again, it’s probably not an appreciable impact. Don’t believe the YIMBY lies.

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