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Re:Airbnb Files to Raise $850M at $30B Valuation by forgetsusername on Saturday August 06, 2016 @07:52AM (#12237806)
>I'd like to see honest criticism of these funding rounds (or honest defense) from people who have a great deal of knowledge on the subject

This sounds like a variation of "You're dumb, they're smart. Trust them."

Fortunately, this isn't most people's first rodeo, and we've seen where blind trust of the "experts" gets us.

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Re:Airbnb Files to Raise $850M at $30B Valuation by dsacco on Saturday August 06, 2016 @09:44AM (#12238091)
I'm not looking for blind trust of anyone. I'm looking for elevated discussion and debate.

As I said, the valuations are not above criticism.

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