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The End of Airbnb in New York (www.wired.com)
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The End of Airbnb in New York::Thousands of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals are expected to disappear from rental platforms as New York City begins enforcing tight restrictions.

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[–] Motavader@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep. Just like Uber it morphed, from people sharing a ride or their place while on vacation, into full time drivers and landlords. Not the philosophical intebt of the original service, and it ruined it for everyone.

[–] mr_tyler_durden@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean Uber started as a black car service and wanted it to be possible for drivers to do it full time if they wanted. Neither Uber nor Lyft were ever billed as “make some money sharing a ride to where you are already driving”, the platform doesn’t even account/allow for that.

I fully agree on Airbnb but I don’t think the Uber example works.

[–] Motavader@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I looked it up and you're correct. I didn't realize Uber started literally as "UberCab" and later dropped the "cab" and added the personal car ride sharing component. Thx for the tip!