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Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ... by arielb1 on Thursday September 08, 2016 @07:43PM (#12458471)
Why loss aversion? People don't want a black person in their home because they believe that black people are more likely to mess up their home than white people. They would rather not rent out their home at all.
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Re:Airbnb Adopts Rules in Effort to Fight Discrimination by ... by tptacek on Thursday September 08, 2016 @08:16PM (#12458692)
Yes, that is what loss aversion means.
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