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I scraped 1.94M Airbnb photos for opium dens, pet cameos, and messy kitchens

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Re: I scraped 1.94M Airbnb photos for opium dens, pet cameos, and messy kitchens

#31

I'm struggling a bit with how the 'funniest' ranked reviews are genuine descriptions of people's miserable (and sometimes unsafe) experiences. Where's the funny? As an experitisement, I guess it gets the name out there but not in any way I'd want for my business.

personally I find those experiences really funny especially in my life. looking back I think most people find humor in it, i could be wrong? I don't think so though

Re: I scraped 1.94M Airbnb photos for opium dens, pet cameos, and messy kitchens

#32

“Drug den vibes” and they’re mostly just small rooms?

some are more psychedelic drug vibes and others are just insanely messy.

I've had shitty and small apartments many times and that doesn't prevent me from cleaning it. especially if I'm going to rent it out

Re: I scraped 1.94M Airbnb photos for opium dens, pet cameos, and messy kitchens

#34

“Drug den vibes” and they’re mostly just small rooms?

I feel like floor mattresses, trash, and peeling paint were also at play. They're all sort of unsafe rooms people wouldn't want to go to unless they felt like they had to (i.e. doing drugs)

Re: I scraped 1.94M Airbnb photos for opium dens, pet cameos, and messy kitchens

#35

“Drug den vibes” and they’re mostly just small rooms?

I found one in Istanbul [0] (which now 404s) that somewhat fits the label and looks like it could have been a set on The Wire, but most of the "drug den" ones are just cramped, taken by someone who doesn't know how to take pictures and doesn't care to learn (blurry, bad lighting, noisy, poor staging), or both.

Most of the bad TV placement ones are also boring because they're just over a fireplace. Technically correct, but not noteworthy. However, I did find one that was truly spectacular [1] (still live for now) and left me with more questions than answers.

[0]: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/988178752120341661 / https://archive.is/xnvC5

[1]: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/41725492 / https://archive.is/IyMvT

Re: I scraped 1.94M Airbnb photos for opium dens, pet cameos, and messy kitchens

#36

I'm struggling a bit with how the 'funniest' ranked reviews are genuine descriptions of people's miserable (and sometimes unsafe) experiences. Where's the funny? As an experitisement, I guess it gets the name out there but not in any way I'd want for my business.

personally I find those experiences really funny especially in my life. looking back I think most people find humor in it, i could be wrong? I don't think so though

Sure but it's not your life, right? This is other people's misfortunes, and these reviews weren't written to convey their entertainment at an old story.

Re: I scraped 1.94M Airbnb photos for opium dens, pet cameos, and messy kitchens

#37

“Drug den vibes” and they’re mostly just small rooms?

I found one in Istanbul [0] (which now 404s) that somewhat fits the label and looks like it could have been a set on The Wire, but most of the "drug den" ones are just cramped, taken by someone who doesn't know how to take pictures and doesn't care to learn (blurry, bad lighting, noisy, poor staging), or both. Most of the bad TV placement ones are also boring because they're just over a fireplace. Technically correct…

yeah that ceiling TV is all time haha

Re: I scraped 1.94M Airbnb photos for opium dens, pet cameos, and messy kitchens

#38

This vanity scraping is fucking up the internet for everyone else. It's hardly the only thing, but it's part of the problem.

Fair feedback. Definitely more backlash than I expected. The intent was to experiment with large-scale analysis, not add noise or put strain on shared resources. I’ll be more thoughtful about this kind of thing going forward.

Man you are so disconnected from reality. It’s actually insane. I’m convinced many like you don’t go outside.

Re: I scraped 1.94M Airbnb photos for opium dens, pet cameos, and messy kitchens

#39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On what grounds is there a lawsuit? Hasn't scraping been classified as legal?

classifying people's businesses as an "opium den" using a shitty LLM prompt seems like a pretty good way to piss some people off.

I don't necessarily agree with labeling them drug dens. But certainly the hosts showed zero or negative effort in keeping the room clean and suitable to rent. They do deserve some shaming.

Re: I scraped 1.94M Airbnb photos for opium dens, pet cameos, and messy kitchens

#40
post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fair feedback. Definitely more backlash than I expected. The intent was to experiment with large-scale analysis, not add noise or put strain on shared resources. I’ll be more thoughtful about this kind of thing going forward.

Man you are so disconnected from reality. It’s actually insane. I’m convinced many like you don’t go outside.

created less than an hour ago, I'm convinced you're not a human
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