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Re:Uber Posts $5.2B Loss and Slowest Ever Growth Rate by DantesKite on Thursday August 08, 2019 @05:48PM (#20649176)
Yes there need to be tighter regulations because we don’t want Airbnb everywhere.

How come? It seems like a great company to me.

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Re:Uber Posts $5.2B Loss and Slowest Ever Growth Rate by davrosthedalek on Thursday August 08, 2019 @06:20PM (#20649465)
It's not the company they don't like, it's having an AirBNB as your neighbor. Many people don't like to live next to hotel rooms.
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Re:Uber Posts $5.2B Loss and Slowest Ever Growth Rate by virtualwhys on Thursday August 08, 2019 @07:39PM (#20650054)
> How come?

Oh, I don't know, maybe because every host on the planet will "share" their room/apartment/house at exhoribtant nightly rates in lieu of renting by the month, which leads to housing shortages for people who need a place to live vs. those who are going to visit X part of the world for a few days.

The Airbnb-ification of the world is decidedly interesting for owners, while for everyone else an added hardship whether or not you use the service.

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