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by insane_dreamer 612 days ago
> Comical to suggest that AirBnB "ruined communities"

it has absolutely done so in the same way that a bunch of motels springing up in your neighborhood would completely change it and not necessarily for the better

it also greatly constrained the availability of housing for locals, therefore pushing up prices, so that people not living in the city could visit for cheaper; probably ok if you're in the tourism business, otherwise not