I mean, by that argument, we should ban hotels too. They don’t really do work besides cleaning (which Airbnb people have to do after renters). Hotels could give up that land that they’re hoarding and make apartment buildings. Give that up to an apartment rental agency that deserves it. I guess hotels and vacation home rentals are cancer too. Or is there an exception in your argument for those?

Should we get rid of renting entirely? Where do we stop? Do we ban vacation home rentals, so no more beach trips for anyone? What about people that have to move every few years. Do I have to buy and sell a house every time my work requires me to travel for months or years at a time? Renting has a lot of pros for a lot of people.

Apologies mate, but I don’t think Airbnd’s are the issue. There’s plenty of people that rent out basement spaces, spare rooms, and guest houses in order to gain extra money, and if people want to pay for that then it sounds like there’s a market for it.

The issue is people that own dozens or even hundreds of properties. Not some mom and pop renting out their spare room to someone travelling for a few days.