[jMyles]

> To be clear I'm not talking about the model of renting out your spare bedroom on Airbnb because nobody actually wants to do that.

Demonstrably false - there are many thousands of such rooms available on AirBnb:

https://www.airbnb.com/s/homes?refinement_paths%5B%5D=%2Fhom...

I often prefer to stay in this configuration, especially in a city where I don't know the local language. This way you have a host and a cozy, lived-in place to stay instead of some sterile suite that makes you feel like you never left your own city.

[chrischen]

I've used Airbnb a lot, and in my experience at best it's 50% of the listings that are actually like that. Demonstrably false, yes, but also not as much like that as most people think.

[code_duck]

50% of all listings seems significant to me.