• WaxRhetorical@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    The solution to the taxi problem is not Uber, it’s functional public transport. I’m nearing 40 and I’ve taken probably less than 20 cab rides in my home country in my life (traveling to countries with poor public transport is a different story). And I grew up in the middle of nowhere.

    Airbnb is trickier. It’s done good things for travelling, but terrible things for housing affordability in popular locations. Tourist towns have priced out locals because investors buy apartments to rent out via some broker.