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Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

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  • mle_online@social.afront.orgM This user is from outside of this forum
    mle_online@social.afront.orgM This user is from outside of this forum
    mle_online@social.afront.org
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    #1

    Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

    Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

    foritus@toot.dusepo.co.ukF ephemeromorph@topspicy.socialE devorars@mastodon.onlineD june@mspsocial.netJ jbaggs@infosec.exchangeJ 16 Replies Last reply
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    • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

      Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

      Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

      foritus@toot.dusepo.co.ukF This user is from outside of this forum
      foritus@toot.dusepo.co.ukF This user is from outside of this forum
      foritus@toot.dusepo.co.uk
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      @MLE_online I avoid them. I never want to support the landlord economy.

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      • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

        Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

        Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

        ephemeromorph@topspicy.socialE This user is from outside of this forum
        ephemeromorph@topspicy.socialE This user is from outside of this forum
        ephemeromorph@topspicy.social
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        #3

        @MLE_online Even if you don't care what they're doing to the housing market... the amount of bullshit fees they slap on means you might as well get a hotel room. And you don't have to clean it afterwards!

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        • ephemeromorph@topspicy.socialE ephemeromorph@topspicy.social

          @MLE_online Even if you don't care what they're doing to the housing market... the amount of bullshit fees they slap on means you might as well get a hotel room. And you don't have to clean it afterwards!

          mle_online@social.afront.orgM This user is from outside of this forum
          mle_online@social.afront.orgM This user is from outside of this forum
          mle_online@social.afront.org
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          @ephemeromorph I don't hear anyone claiming it's cheaper anymore. They just seem to enjoy having a house to hang out in

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          • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

            Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

            Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

            devorars@mastodon.onlineD This user is from outside of this forum
            devorars@mastodon.onlineD This user is from outside of this forum
            devorars@mastodon.online
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            @MLE_online I boycotted them starting three years ago and have never looked back

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            • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

              Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

              Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

              june@mspsocial.netJ This user is from outside of this forum
              june@mspsocial.netJ This user is from outside of this forum
              june@mspsocial.net
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              @MLE_online you're not alone, i won't use them

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              • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

                Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

                Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

                jbaggs@infosec.exchangeJ This user is from outside of this forum
                jbaggs@infosec.exchangeJ This user is from outside of this forum
                jbaggs@infosec.exchange
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                @MLE_online That seems odd to me. Granted, I'm not really in the market at the moment for AirBnB type services, but it's an issue I am acutely aware of and have booked with standard hotels / motels the last few times I've traveled.

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                • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

                  Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

                  Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

                  johnefrancis@cosocial.caJ This user is from outside of this forum
                  johnefrancis@cosocial.caJ This user is from outside of this forum
                  johnefrancis@cosocial.ca
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                  @MLE_online they should be over on VrbMao instead

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                  • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

                    Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

                    Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

                    scott@sfba.socialS This user is from outside of this forum
                    scott@sfba.socialS This user is from outside of this forum
                    scott@sfba.social
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                    @MLE_online I lived in SF 10+ years ago and yes, Airbnb totally wrecked the already insane market for resident renters. So no, I don’t use them. 🙂

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                    • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

                      Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

                      Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

                      silvermoon82@wandering.shopS This user is from outside of this forum
                      silvermoon82@wandering.shopS This user is from outside of this forum
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                      @MLE_online
                      I don't use them at all. The whole idea squicks me out, and they are super harmful. I have a path out of housing struggles now, but it has been so much harder than it had to be, all because of those bastards.

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                      • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

                        Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

                        Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

                        mle_online@social.afront.orgM This user is from outside of this forum
                        mle_online@social.afront.orgM This user is from outside of this forum
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                        Ok, so I'm not alone in this!

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                        • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

                          Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

                          Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

                          spiegelmama@infosec.exchangeS This user is from outside of this forum
                          spiegelmama@infosec.exchangeS This user is from outside of this forum
                          spiegelmama@infosec.exchange
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                          @MLE_online Airbnb unhoused a friend of mine a few years back. Why would I give them my money? I go to a hotel like a normal person.

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                          • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

                            Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

                            Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

                            chipperdoodles@chaos.socialC This user is from outside of this forum
                            chipperdoodles@chaos.socialC This user is from outside of this forum
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                            @MLE_online i’m with you on this

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                            • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

                              Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

                              Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

                              petrillic@hachyderm.ioP This user is from outside of this forum
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                              @MLE_online I don’t use AirBnB. I do occasionally rent an entire house for an extended period (month+) through other services but I try to do that as close to the owner as possible.

                              Not perfect but here we are existing in society imperfectly.

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                              • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

                                Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

                                Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

                                steter@mastodon.stevesworld.coS This user is from outside of this forum
                                steter@mastodon.stevesworld.coS This user is from outside of this forum
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                                @MLE_online Our HOA has moved to make changes to the bylaws to make darn sure nobody can turn a place into one of those. We've had realtor queries in the past.

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                                • steter@mastodon.stevesworld.coS steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co

                                  @MLE_online Our HOA has moved to make changes to the bylaws to make darn sure nobody can turn a place into one of those. We've had realtor queries in the past.

                                  mle_online@social.afront.orgM This user is from outside of this forum
                                  mle_online@social.afront.orgM This user is from outside of this forum
                                  mle_online@social.afront.org
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                                  @steter finally one good thing about an HOA

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                                  • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

                                    Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

                                    Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

                                    jeff@toot.rainbow-100.comJ This user is from outside of this forum
                                    jeff@toot.rainbow-100.comJ This user is from outside of this forum
                                    jeff@toot.rainbow-100.com
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                                    @MLE_online staying at someone else’s house gives me the willies (even if it’s exclusively used for airbnb or vrbo).

                                    Besides, I enjoy hotels! And if there’s a problem, there’s always someone at a desk downstairs who can and will fix it.

                                    I don’t really live in a place that short-term rentals makes any sense, so I haven’t seen the havoc it can wreak on the housing market first hand.
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                                    • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

                                      Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

                                      Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

                                      d_j_fitzgerald@bitbang.socialD This user is from outside of this forum
                                      d_j_fitzgerald@bitbang.socialD This user is from outside of this forum
                                      d_j_fitzgerald@bitbang.social
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                                      @MLE_online no, they make me feel gross

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                                      • mle_online@social.afront.orgM mle_online@social.afront.org

                                        Am I the only one who dislikes what companies like AirBnB and Vrbo are doing to the housing market AND actively boycotts their services?

                                        Everyone seems to have no problem using them. Even my friends who are maoists use them! I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't.

                                        michaelgemar@mstdn.caM This user is from outside of this forum
                                        michaelgemar@mstdn.caM This user is from outside of this forum
                                        michaelgemar@mstdn.ca
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                                        @MLE_online @dyckron In many cities there are whole buildings that are essentially “ghost hotels”, where apartments have been taken from local renters. It’s obscene — AirBnB is a vampire.

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