[shostack]

Massive legal and lobbyist fees?

[clydethefrog]

Yes, they also need the money to fund their lobbying and fake grassroots.

One campaign cost 8 million.

https://www.fastcompany.com/3059975/how-airbnb-turned-its-ho...

[mangeletti]

> ... and fake grassroots

Indeed.

Btw, funny thing: fake grassroots is called "astroturfing".

[friendlygrammar]

wow, I never actually thought about why it's called astroturfing