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by infinitivium 5023 days ago
Good on you. AirBnB should not be allowed to succeed with a business model that supplements people's income in an absurdly high rent market.
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Didnt even get into the issue of what happens if you already have a rent controlled apartment that you use airbnb to make a profit from. Theres a entire gamut of issues around airbnb that have yet to be explored and frankly I dont see how they will continue to be able to operate.

Right now its on the outskirts, since they are faciliating vs doing it themself. They have some ToS which says "You confirm you have a BnB permit" but of course no verification happens

Sounds like Government-as-a-Platform would be useful here. SF rolls out an API to access BnB permits of the kind you would need to rent out an apartment. Except since they claim AirBnB is illegal, it would be a blank text file ;)
what did you expect from people like this (CEO): http://venturebeat.com/2011/10/27/airbnb-spam-allegations/

Side note: really low ball from PG that he is willing to get his hands dirty to deal with someone like this, just in the name of unsustainable profits.

Are all the residents of SF absurd for living there?