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Re: Airbnb expands to experiences

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Post by ethanbond » Fri, Nov 18, 2016, 10:35 PM UTC

ryuker16 wrote: post #125

princeb wrote: post #68

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i think would be very cool if there was an app that would do the reverse and enable the have-nots to have what the haves have, even for a short period of time: - private heli trip to a private island villa, - 300' yachts, aventadors, 488s, 911s all free to use, - private shopping sessions (fully paid for) at hermes, chanel, - meet-and-greets w/ robuchon, redzepi etc, - take a whimsical trip to some middle of nowhere…

That's sorta of the point of resorts and cruises.

And Vegas! The underlying reason all of those things suck.

Relevant: David Foster Wallace's "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again." You should read it — it's a hilarious takedown of these sorts of experiences (specifically a 7 day Caribbean cruise).

Re: Airbnb expands to experiences

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Post by hueving » Sat, Nov 19, 2016, 12:29 AM UTC

malloryerik wrote: post #80

hueving wrote: post #78

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>Back in the USA, what percentage of Trump voters do you imagine hold passports? Sure, correlation is different from causation, but still... About the same percentage as Hillary supporters? In my experience holding a passport is more correlated with income than any particular political leaning. What they do is likely a lot different (e.g. religious mission vs French wine binge), but there is nothing particularly Demo…

I'm not quite sure that the numbers are as equal as you might think. http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/03/americas... Also we should note that being Republican and bring a Trump supporter aren't necessarily the same thing.

Thus article seems to support my conjecture that it's correlated to income.

Re: Airbnb expands to experiences

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Post by ryuker16 » Sat, Nov 19, 2016, 1:48 AM UTC

ethanbond wrote: post #141

ryuker16 wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's sorta of the point of resorts and cruises.

And Vegas! The underlying reason all of those things suck. Relevant: David Foster Wallace's "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again." You should read it — it's a hilarious takedown of these sorts of experiences (specifically a 7 day Caribbean cruise).

My parents have money and love cruises.

I don't get it at all. I suppose it's because it's cheap if you know how to hunt down a deal.

Re: Airbnb expands to experiences

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Post by lcc » Sat, Nov 19, 2016, 10:32 PM UTC

paulddraper wrote: post #138

erroneousfunk wrote: post #124

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This sounds tempting, but I have a hard enough time arranging regular visas on international trips, and work visas (even short term ones) sound like a nightmare and a half...

Do you need a work visa if you are being "paid" in kind (board, food, internet access)?

I don't know the official answer, but given that it's all under the table, short term and no money is being exchanged, I think you'd be crazy to even try getting a work visa. I'll be honest that it didn't even cross my mind.

Re: Airbnb expands to experiences

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Post by tomjakubowski » Sun, Nov 20, 2016, 7:08 PM UTC

ethanbond wrote: post #141

ryuker16 wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's sorta of the point of resorts and cruises.

And Vegas! The underlying reason all of those things suck. Relevant: David Foster Wallace's "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again." You should read it — it's a hilarious takedown of these sorts of experiences (specifically a 7 day Caribbean cruise).

Is it the same as the essay "Shipping Out", that David Foster Wallace published in Harper's Magazine in the mid-90s?

https://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/HarpersMagazi...

Re: Airbnb expands to experiences

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Post by ethanbond » Sun, Nov 20, 2016, 9:19 PM UTC

tomjakubowski wrote: post #145

ethanbond wrote: post #141

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And Vegas! The underlying reason all of those things suck. Relevant: David Foster Wallace's "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again." You should read it — it's a hilarious takedown of these sorts of experiences (specifically a 7 day Caribbean cruise).

Is it the same as the essay "Shipping Out", that David Foster Wallace published in Harper's Magazine in the mid-90s? https://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/HarpersMagazi...

Yep! That'd be it.

Re: Airbnb expands to experiences

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Post by erroneousfunk » Mon, Nov 28, 2016, 9:02 PM UTC

paulddraper wrote: post #138

erroneousfunk wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This sounds tempting, but I have a hard enough time arranging regular visas on international trips, and work visas (even short term ones) sound like a nightmare and a half...

Do you need a work visa if you are being "paid" in kind (board, food, internet access)?

Sorry, late response, but most countries (including France) require a work visa for things like unpaid internships, or being compensated in any way. Paying for board/food counts as compensation.

Look at it from the perspective of the US -- you can't just recruit programmers from India, have them come over "on vacation", pay them in room/board, and expect to not have any problems with border control. Work is work.