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https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Airbnb-asks-people-to-donate-money-to-hosts-15407730.php
Airbnb's latest attempt to appease hosts and customers amid a tumultuous year was met with a searing backlash on social media.
The online vacation rental marketplace, headquartered in San Francisco, initiated a feature this week offering customers the chance to donate money and "kindness cards" to hosts.
"Today we're introducing a new way to connect with your favorite hosts. Now you can create personalized kindness cards that make it easy to send a message of appreciation or encouragement, with the option to add a contribution. We hope these cards will make hosts smile, and bring a little joy your way," a message from the company to customers read.
"Airbnb has lost its f---ing head, why would I donate to my host? I can't even afford one house." Twitter user olenskae fumed.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 20 2020, @03:31PM (1 child)
Because they were approved of and enforced by a government. In the sense you're using it legitimacy can simply be defined as conformance to rules or laws. Unless you prefer anarchy, in which case there is never any such thing as legitimate. And even as captured as it is there are good public interest reasons why the supply of street-hirable drivers should be regulated and limited.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday July 21 2020, @01:25AM
That's really flimsy.