That is 100% what the gig economy is about. Just like 'surge' pricing with Uber/Lyft. These people are renting out their homes, why not make the most money as possible? Is it scummy? Sure. Illegal? It's capitalism. You can't knock someone who can earn a substantial amount more money with THEIR private property.
>You can't knock someone who can earn a substantial amount more money with THEIR private property.
Of course you can. That is exactly what people in this thread are doing.
>Is it scummy? Sure.
Correct.
>Illegal? It's capitalism.
We are saying if AirBnB doesn't fix this problem, we will take our business elsewhere. That is capitalism. If you're trying to forbid us from threatening to take our business elsewhere, then you are the one who is taking anti-capitalist measures.
I don't know why so many people try to reinvent the definition of capitalism to suit their own needs. Capitalism doesn't mean we're supposed to give the "gig economy" some protected status, or whatever you're trying to suggest here.
> We are saying if AirBnB doesn't fix this problem, we will take our business elsewhere.
But you wont. They are now too big. If the tech industry leaves it will just be filled with the rest of the world. Im on your side, I think its scummy. They were a scummy business to start with, skirting laws, subsidized by VC money, just like Lyft, Uber, etc.... However, this is how its done now. The gig economy is an economy built on 'what can I make right now' I dont want them protected. It's just schlepps earning a buck here and now because they cant anywhere else.
