Re:Airbnb Announces Intention to Become a Publicly-Traded Co...
by simonebrunozzi on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @12:30PM
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I'm not sure, but this might fall into the category of "dark patterns".
It's the same as Lyft and Uber giving you a "wait" estimate that almost always ends up being longer, but if the expected wait seems to be shorter, you are more likely to book the car and wait for it to show up.
Similarly, you are more likely to book the room/house/apartment on AirBnB if the price shown is lower than the final price.
Bad behavior. But everybody does this, one way or another.
It's the same as Lyft and Uber giving you a "wait" estimate that almost always ends up being longer, but if the expected wait seems to be shorter, you are more likely to book the car and wait for it to show up.
Similarly, you are more likely to book the room/house/apartment on AirBnB if the price shown is lower than the final price.
Bad behavior. But everybody does this, one way or another.