This is a story about the #1 story on HN right now, and its only contribution is the last sentence where Arrington continues to try to stir up shit about the way Chesky wrote one sentence in the post.
I flagged it. Fuck this shit. I'm sure the story does a service to TechCrunch readers, but it's a drag on HN.
I don't understand why our community has so much adulation for TechCrunch. Arrington is a Yellow Journalist all the way. Why give TC the clout and role as a spokesman for our industry? Seems like we could do a lot better.
I thought it provided something new, in that it has a more useful headline. I clicked on this one before "Our Committment To Trust And Safety", which was much less informative.
Agreed. It seems for all the vitriol against AirBnb, there seems to be a vitriol against the criticism of AirBnb as well.
Either way, all the articles, from TechCrunch and on Hacker News, have been useful to me in understanding both the issue, the reaction in the press, the sentiment on hacker news and among tech circles, and beyond. This one in particular does add some new information which I found useful.
I will keep upvoting stories I find interesting about the whole ordeal and I encourage others not to be deterred by the extreme comments in either way.
I flagged it. Fuck this shit. I'm sure the story does a service to TechCrunch readers, but it's a drag on HN.