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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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