A solution to the Uber and Airbnb problems that no one will like
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Re: A solution to the Uber and Airbnb problems that no one will like
#2I'm a little confused here. The article says Uber and Airbnb are quite effectively regulating themselves, and never bothers explaining why they're a problem.
Re: A solution to the Uber and Airbnb problems that no one will like
#3Ahh, yes, the Randian ideology of the self-regulating data-driven, no-bullshit enterprise, because governments are Big and Bad and will stifle the hardworking man in their attempts to do right for society.
Re: A solution to the Uber and Airbnb problems that no one will like
#4I'm a little confused here. The article says Uber and Airbnb are quite effectively regulating themselves, and never bothers explaining why they're a problem.
The absence of any data to keep Uber and Airbnb accountable is the problem. The current regulatory climate effectively black boxes the entire situation. Uber can cut corners in legal grey areas because the governments have no clue what actually is going on said areas. If they did, then regulators would be able to act (fine, issue injunctions to stop service, and etc), but obviously they can't because of what I've mentioned.
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#5This is a nonstarter for Airbnb because if they gave the type of data suggested here you'd be able to extremely easily analyze it and find all the places where illegal sublets were happening, which is a major part of their business. There is no way around Airbnb's problems without changing zoning legislation.
Re: A solution to the Uber and Airbnb problems that no one will like
#6I can see why no one would like this sort of regulatory scheme as it would put everyone's relevant data in the open. Everyone would be able to look at it whether you're the affected company or not. Effectively, it gives more data to competitors to figure out where a market is being underserved or underdeveloped which would mean existing firms would have to deal with potential losses of economic profit. Honestly, I prefer this approach despite being an anti-capitalist. This approach could be part of the solution to cure the inequities of capitalism.
Re: A solution to the Uber and Airbnb problems that no one will like
#7Ahh, yes, the Randian ideology of the self-regulating data-driven, no-bullshit enterprise, because governments are Big and Bad and will stifle the hardworking man in their attempts to do right for society.
Did you read the article? It's not about self-regulation. It's about government regulation based on real-time data provided by private enterprise.
Re: A solution to the Uber and Airbnb problems that no one will like
#8I'm a little confused here. The article says Uber and Airbnb are quite effectively regulating themselves, and never bothers explaining why they're a problem.
I think he means they're good at regulating problems that affect them directly but they're bad at/don't care about regulating externalities. There are laws in place to protect people who stay in hotels and AirBNB does a good job of emulating those, but there are also laws to prevent hotels from messing up society as a whole (e.g. zoning laws) that AirBNB doesn't emulate well or at all.
Re: A solution to the Uber and Airbnb problems that no one will like
#9Polymet is about to get permission to open one of the first copper sulfide mines in Minnesota. This mine will be directly over the Superior Watershed, one of the largest fresh water aquifers in the world.
We have plenty of data about how destructive copper sulfide mining is yet it looks like it will get rammed through. So the idea that "asking permission" is a thing, well, I'm not sure it really is anymore.
Re: A solution to the Uber and Airbnb problems that no one will like
#10I can see why no one would like this sort of regulatory scheme as it would put everyone's relevant data in the open. Everyone would be able to look at it whether you're the affected company or not. Effectively, it gives more data to competitors to figure out where a market is being underserved or underdeveloped which would mean existing firms would have to deal with potential losses of economic profit. Honestly, I pr…
Hm, why would that be necessary? Are there reasons such an ideal wouldn't just create one-to-one channels with individual companies providing data directly to regulators? Perhaps this article oversimplifies, it's not something I've ever thought about.