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

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

24. That's a little over the top, a lot of people I work with love it

I don't and wouldn't but I understand the appeal.

A lot of the people I work with, and I'm one of them have to live abroad for extended periods. Mostly Canada and France, but also the UK, South Africa and elsewhere on a smaller scale but these projects can also be pretty precarious and renting their homes to a long-term tenant while they're abroad isn't very appealing if they find themselves back in the US on short notice and there is somebody in their house with months left on the lease.

A few of them have had problems and concerns, such as a tripod light left behind in a bedroom and another found a little baggie of white powder taped behind a headboard, one person had cars parked on their lawn. But otherwise it's pretty lucrative. A girl in the office handles the keys and what-not for them. Their personal stuff is moved to storage, something the company will actually pay for while they're abroad.