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

[Warren DeMontague]

33. True dat, certainly if you're talking retail. I had a good chunk of a decade in a VERY public kind

of gig like that; fortunately it was a funky, alternative, anti-corporate sort of company with a lot of freaky people and customers, in a cool place. But it was a very much on stage in the public eye kinda deal, for a while.

I'm good at that, I can completely turn it right on when I need to, and I even kind of enjoyed it... but I also discovered that ANY job working with the public on a daily basis is liable to turn you into a bit of a misanthrope, after a while. (The breakdown I came up with was, 70% of the customers are just there to get what they need, they're decent and unobtrusive for the most part, kind of neutral. 20% are the salt of the Earth, people you become friends with and even hang out with after work... but that other 10%.... ohhhhh, that other 10%.... fuck, they will GRIND YOU DOWN eventually, at any job working with the public)

... but I was thinking more in terms of people who have a big or nice enough home that they could conceivably turn it into an attractive destination or place to stay for travelers, that was where my response was coming from. I've definitely done the situation of working an 8 hour shift of meeting new people all the time, but the idea of having them brushing their teeth in my bathroom at 3 AM is something different.