• highenergyphysics@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    No Uber driver ever scammed me into paying double fare or refusing credit cards.

    Uber is objectively a cancer upon society. They should legally employ their drives and pay a fair wage with prices to match.

    All I’m saying is, it takes a real shitty industry for Uber to still be the better option. Every “innovation” in the picture is a complete joke and should never be used even for practical purposes, except Uber…

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      10 months ago

      Every “innovation” in the picture…should never be used…except Uber

      It’s the holidays, there are a dozen(+) people in your family, and you want folks to fly in from out of state and have the kids play together in a living room while the adults cook together in a kitchen.

      VRBOs are sold out.

      Is Airbnb OK, if you respect the neighborhood (as best you can while still doing a short term rental)? If you rent from a family who happens to be out of town and not from a superhost with a hundred homes?

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        10 months ago

        Have you seen AirBnB pricing and some of the policies/fees the owners of properties have implemented? Cheaper to buy a camper.

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        10 months ago

        If you rent from a family who happens to be out of town and not from a superhost with a hundred homes?

        If there were some way to ensure this was the case, then I agree with you. As soon as you get people treating this as a business, it becomes a problem.

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        10 months ago

        Just from a logistical perspective, holiday cooking in an unfamiliar kitchen sounds like an absolute nightmare, especially with Airbnb where you’re at the mercy of the host for how well equipped it’ll be.