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Re:Airbnb Collapse Is Real by Apocryphon on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @10:39PM (#36501616)
I think they certainly do offer value in terms of customer experience. But behind the scenes, they rely upon unsustainable business models dependent upon Saudi oil wealth and other VC capital, while shoveling externalities back to society.
Re:Airbnb Collapse Is Real by badrabbit on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @05:42AM (#36504294)
I'll just say that uber is breaking even this year and is expectes to be profitable next year:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uber-technologies-inc-nyse-ub...

Although they might keep choosing to re-invest or get more capital/debt.

Re:Airbnb Collapse Is Real by jtode on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @07:03AM (#36504793)
We're just mutual randos, but let's see where we're at in two years. I think that a different set of priorities will have begun to dominate things by then.