Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after registration obligation

Re:Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after r... by em500 on Monday October 18, 2021 @05:53AM (#28903794)

Lot's of experiences are amazing and wonderful when very few people do it, but they morph into something different when the masses come in. National parks. A rustic cafe in an old town. A picknick along a river bank. High signal internet forums. Venice. Zhangjiajie. Driving cars.

I don't know if any solution exists. It seems to me that the only way to preserve the original experience is via some sort of exclusiveness, which immediately provokes a backlash. Especially exclusions based on money.

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Re:Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after r... by TorKlingberg on Monday October 18, 2021 @06:22AM (#28903944)

I don't think it's the number of people by itself. It's when it's becomes an established business that people have to start optimizing for low cost, max profit and fighting to get to the top of listings. Then the general niceness and interestingness goes away.

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Re:Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after r... by Cederfjard on Monday October 18, 2021 @08:21AM (#28904650)

I mean yes, but for some things also the number of people by itself, surely? I can imagine having to queue to go up Mount Everest takes away some of the charm, for example.

Crowds, wait times, littering etc. Large numbers can ruin a lot of things.

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Re:Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after r... by abyssin on Monday October 18, 2021 @07:10AM (#28904214)

In the case of CouchSurfing, it kept being genuine for a number of years despite and even thanks to the large user base. What destroyed the community is greed that lead to implementing incentives that go against what made the experience wonderful.

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Re:Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after r... by mrsuprawsm on Monday October 18, 2021 @07:54AM (#28904484)

"Nobody goes there any more, it's too crowded" - Yogi Bera

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Re:Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after r... by amelius on Monday October 18, 2021 @07:15AM (#28904248)

Air travel was great in the early days.

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Re:Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after r... by hedberg10 on Monday October 18, 2021 @09:43AM (#28905352)

Air travel is still great if you fly first class, which if I remember correctly, is exactly as expensive as air travel was in the good old days.

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Re:Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after r... by namdnay on Monday October 18, 2021 @10:06AM (#28905545)

Not since 9/11 , the security theatre is still very painful, even in first. I'm sure it's much more comfortable if you're flying general aviation, but that's still way more expensive than commercial ever was, even in the 60s

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Re:Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after r... by missedthecue on Monday October 18, 2021 @11:25AM (#28906386)

I don't have an arab complexion, but TSA has never been that much of a hassle for me. Is it really that bad for you? I just have to take my belt and shoes off and take my laptop out. There are lines, but it usually doesn't take me more than 20 minutes to get through.

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Re:Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after r... by Stevvo on Monday October 18, 2021 @12:55PM (#28907693)

I guess you got lucky by travelling domestic only in the US. 3 Hour lines at Heathrow passport control are not uncommon. US border agents can and will deny entry for to foreigners for any or no reason. Had a rifle raised and pointed at me while bag was searched in Sri Lanka.

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Re:Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after r... by namdnay on Monday October 18, 2021 @02:25PM (#28909266)

And no liquids, and repeat this hassle at 50% of the airports you stopover (depending on how lazy they were when designing the “safe” zones and terminals)

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Re:Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after r... by lotsofpulp on Monday October 18, 2021 @11:00AM (#28906097)

Air travel via private jet is better than the early days though.

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Re:Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after r... by namdnay on Monday October 18, 2021 @02:23PM (#28909223)

Yes, that’s what I said: general aviation == “private jets”

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Re:Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after r... by lotsofpulp on Monday October 18, 2021 @05:34PM (#28912077)

I was trying to make a tongue in cheek comment about life getting better for those at the top and worse for the middle.

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Re:Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after r... by amelius on Monday October 18, 2021 @03:48PM (#28910650)

Actually, I don't mind air travel being shitty, given its environmental impact.

Let those who damage the planet for fun or for profit suffer! >:)

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