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Exactly. Look at Venice, which was a quaint little town nobody had ever heard of until Airbnb came long. As you correctly point out, without Airbnb excessive tourism wouldn't exist.

It's so nice that I've been able to find a single villain to blame this problem on instead of talking about the broader housing crisis that leads to this, which is completely the fault of governments to address housing shortages due to influence from NIMBYs and corporations.

As further proof you're correct, look at Miami Beach. It's banned Airbnbs and short term rentals, and now housing there is incredibly affordable and not the most expensive in Florida.




> Look at Venice, which was a quaint little town nobody had ever heard of until Airbnb came long.

Venice, Italy? Arguably the most popular tourist destination in Italy for... decades? Centuries? Airbnb might've exploded this popularity, but Venice has always been Italy's Disneyland.

> look at Miami Beach. It's banned Airbnbs and short term rentals, and now housing there is incredibly affordable and not the most expensive in Florida.

Drastic measure aside, which has surely plummeted profits from tourism, are you sure the drop in real estate prices has nothing to do with the fact most parts of Florida's coastline will be underwater within the next few decades[1]?

[1]: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/miami-is-the-most...


I was being ironic on both counts: Venice was overcrowded long before Airbnb, and Miami Beach is incredibly expensive despite Airbnb.

The point is there are systemic issues of housing shortages - Airbnb is at best a manifestation of these symptoms, not a cause.


Gotcha. I invoke Poe's law :)




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