Airbnb is providing free housing to refugees and anyone not allowed in the US

Re:Airbnb is providing free housing to refugees and anyone n... by petervandijck on Sunday January 29, 2017 @08:38AM (#13514055)

Let's be clear: if you are taking a public stand against the president of the United State who is known to be vindictive, you are taking a stand. ALL OF THEM. It is never just a stunt, because a stunt means there's no risk.

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Re:Airbnb is providing free housing to refugees and anyone n... by fleitz on Sunday January 29, 2017 @11:20AM (#13514817)

Umm... generally stunts are known for their risk...

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Re:Airbnb is providing free housing to refugees and anyone n... by bogomipz on Sunday January 29, 2017 @09:31AM (#13514255)

>"It is never just a stunt, because a stunt means there's no risk."

I'm sorry I fail to see what risk has now been assumed by AirBnB by having a cofounder send out a Tweet.

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Re:Airbnb is providing free housing to refugees and anyone n... by moonka on Sunday January 29, 2017 @12:13PM (#13515154)

You say that as if nothing important happens on twitter, but as we have seen recently, the president pays a lot of attention to twitter.

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Re:Airbnb is providing free housing to refugees and anyone n... by bogomipz on Sunday January 29, 2017 @12:28PM (#13515283)

Its not a comment on the importance of Twitter. But rather composing a tweet requires no considerable effort. Its the same as when people change their FB profile pic and considerate it action.

An action that involved real effort would have been a twee that contained a link to the AirBnB's program to help alleviate the problems faced by refugees.

The President of the US is an odd example because that runs counter to your point I believe. Trump Tweets are the ultimate symbol of vacuousness, vanity and impulse.

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