> may turn out to be great in practice, like Airbnb

As someone who thinks that affordable housing is a human right, I wouldn't describe Airbnb as "great in practice".

exactly. airBnB and Uber are all great on paper.

carpool, but let's call it ride share, because you go there anyway. 5 seconds later it's a billion dollar machine fighting labor laws. while the other one was supposed to be a bit better couch surfing, while you are on a longer vacation, you let someone to vacation at your place, brilliant. 5 minu5 later cities' housing markets are in flames due to tourists due to the induced demand of cheap apartments.

what the fuck.

yeah, hotels and taxi services were awful (both due to fucking NIMBYism of ossified cities that are unable to zone for high density and build transit networks), but the solution should have been something human centered, not startupization of that awfulness and appification of selfishness.

(yes, I used both services.)

I think that's another out-of-touch criticism where people who have no problem paying for expensive hotels don't understand why AirBnB provides value to people on a budget.

You think incorrectly. I've never been able to afford a hotel when travelling, much less an expensive one.

Much like I'll never be able to afford a house because of people who think that housing is an investment and not somewhere to live.

so where do you stay at when travelling?

Typically the couch of a friend in the area.

Airbnb is not a good example - it still has its own problems and controversy. But even with that said, it is nowhere near as ripe for abuse and fraud as Skip the Interview is.

Also, there's already a solution for reputation - the standard references system that already exists. This soon-to-be-former CEO is claiming that references are "useless," and then implies that someone being able to buy themselves a job by harassing their former coworkers for money is a better system. It's a ridiculous premise and would create incredibly toxic culture in professional networks.