Interesting Links for 17-08-2016
Women Athletes Gave Up Gonads And More To Continue Olympic Competition
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Nice breakdown of costs and profits on a Kickstarter novel
(tags: kickstarter business publishing CrowdFunding viaTheFerrett )
My favourite commentary on No Man's Sky
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How to lie
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It's also putting a lot of hotels out of business, because hotels have to pay licensing fees and higher taxes which means they can't really afford to compete against "random person renting an apartment out nightly." That costs a lot of jobs
In buildings where there are many apartments long term renters now have to deal with different people coming in and out of the apartments in their building which is both an annoyance and a safety issue.
Even more terrifying in the West Bank Jewish "settlers" are now forcing Palistians out of their homes and then renting the homes out on AirBnB and the company has said it's not their problem. (There is a great New York Times story about this.)
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This isn't really happening here. If I could have reliably gotten more than $600 per month from my condo, I wouldn't have sold it. As it stood, $600 was the max rent and the local $125 air bnb places would have easily rented monthly for $1500-2000. But, then again, at the time, I lived in a ghetto. I had friends who owned multiple units and basically used them for storage. Also, there are similar apartments (without crack houses tho) near where I live now and none of them are going for more than $800, for a two bedroom.
I could see turning a downtown loft into an air bnb, instead of renting it. But, downtown lofts cost as much as someone's mortgage payment. I'm not going to cry because some yuppie/hipster got sent to cheaper and yet more lux digs.
"It's also putting a lot of hotels out of business"
That doesn't seem to be happening here either. Maybe you are speaking for places outside of Canada and the US. I say this because, after like 3-4 nights, in Texas, you have to pay the same sorts of taxes and fees as any hotel/motel. It's not such the 'money maker' after you notice that. Sure, you can play it under the table. But, that's not really something everyone is comfortable doing.
"West Bank Jewish "settlers" are now forcing Palestinians out of their homes and then renting the homes out on AirBnB and the company has said it's not their problem."
Now that is a deal killer. Do you have sauce for this?
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https://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/stolen-homes/
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/video-highlights-how-airbnb-profits-israeli-occupation
http://972mag.com/global-protests-target-airbnb-over-israeli-settlement-rentals/119842/
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/01/airbnb-israel-west-bank-settlements/424836/
https://techcrunch.com/2016/05/11/activists-at-disrupt-protest-airbnb-over-listings-in-israeli-settlements/
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(also thanks for the links)
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This has been a big, ongoing story in Europe. Maybe it didn't get much play in America.
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Well, we are a little preoccupied with riots, mass shootings, and the presidential apocalypse. Also, I don't watch/pay attention to very much news these days. I find it all cumulatively "triggering". Eventually, I get sucked in and start emotionally investing into shit that I can't control or do anything about. So, for all I know, every other thoughtful citizen already knows about this.
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