"Airbnb is just like Uber. It's Desperation Capitalism"

[Warren DeMontague]

22. I agree. But they're filling a niche which has been sorely neglected by the fucked up way we've

handled the process of letting a small number of outlets monopolize what is generally shitty and unreliable cab service, in many cities.

I don't pretend to know a ton about uber, what I do know is I have some long-time friends who are creative personality/freelancer writers who also are real "people person" types, who would probably jump at the chance to drive strangers around for free. So this way they get to immerse themselves in humanity and the myriad stories which take place in a large city, on their own terms, and get paid for it.

Since, like I said, it's filling a glaring need anyway, I don't see much of a downside.