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Re:What Airbnb really does to a neighbourhood by piker on Thursday August 30, 2018 @01:32PM (#17878742)
> it is also the heart of globalisation and the very heart of the internet

Except that real estate is intrinsically a geographic issue. Manufacturing and distribution aren't.

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Re:What Airbnb really does to a neighbourhood by danharaj on Thursday August 30, 2018 @01:36PM (#17878788)
Distribution only exists because geography is a thing.
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Re:What Airbnb really does to a neighbourhood by cwyers on Thursday August 30, 2018 @01:34PM (#17878765)
They used to be.
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Re:What Airbnb really does to a neighbourhood by eerwrq on Thursday August 30, 2018 @01:46PM (#17878883)
Ok. So does that change the argument in any way? Or are you just being pedantic.

[edit: yeah i'm being dumb. i felt the discussion was being derailed, but thats no reason to yell at strangers on the internet.]

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Re:What Airbnb really does to a neighbourhood by danharaj on Thursday August 30, 2018 @01:47PM (#17878901)
Friend, why are you being so combative?
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Re:What Airbnb really does to a neighbourhood by eerwrq on Thursday August 30, 2018 @02:14PM (#17879189)
Maybe I'm just in a bad mood. I'm sorry for being a jerk today.
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Re:What Airbnb really does to a neighbourhood by danharaj on Thursday August 30, 2018 @02:17PM (#17879229)
:ok_hand: been there
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