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hvb2 • today at 7:20 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Uber and Airbnb are unambiguous good for the world?

You might want to look up Barcelona and the issues airbnb causes there. Basically it follows out the cities as you can make way more money doing Airbnb than renting to people living/working there.

As to Uber, I'm not sure if the driver experience is unambiguous good. For some, sure. For the ones that depend on it, I'm sure they'll disagree


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tt24 • today at 7:21 PM

Airbnb is a convenient scapegoat in Barcelona. The service it provides is an unambiguous good.

Uber drivers are welcome to no longer drive for uber if they don’t enjoy the experience.

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nsoam • today at 7:33 PM

Barcelona has a big problem with a lack of development and mass migration. Has little to do with Airbnb although it’s a good scapegoat.