Airbnb's Secret Weapon to Fight State Laws: Its Hosts

https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/airbnb-expedia-hosts-local-law-1aeed43c

by miguelazo • 2 years ago

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bell-cot2• 2 years ago

@dang - I suggest that HN filter submission headlines through `sed 's/Secret Weapon/Weapon/gI'`. In that context, the adjective seems 99.9% likely to both be untrue, and be pointless clickbait.

miguelazo• 2 years ago

Please explain how it’s “untrue”, using actual examples from the article. Also, that’s the ORIGINAL title of the article. Or are you just an aggrieved Airbnb booster?

bell-cot2• 2 years ago

In America, the strategy of a regional or national corporation using dealerships, franchisees, employees, or other stakeholders to try to influence state & local governments is at least as old as the automobile industry (>100 years). If not the railroad industry (>150 years). And the political meaning of "astroturf" dates back to 1985.

I could hype disposable diapers as the "secret weapon" for modern parents. 99% of competent & experienced parents are quite familiar with them - how the h*ll is that "secret"? - but who cares about facts? "Secret weapon" sounds so cool to say!

Airbnb's Secret Weapon to Fight State Laws: Its Hosts

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