r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 7h ago

Society New Airbnb rules ban hosts from making guests wash dishes, do laundry & other checkout chores

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/new-airbnb-rules-ban-hosts-from-making-guests-wash-dishes-do-laundry-other-checkout-chores-3420832/
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u/tallulahQ 7h ago

Ugh yeah or the WiFi is totally fucked and the owner says “oh well.” Like wtf do you think I’m doing in a remote cabin without WiFi (crying, that’s what).

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u/Grimmy554 7h ago

Enjoying nature, presumably

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u/tallulahQ 6h ago

Knew I was going to get comments like this lol. Yeah obviously I’m there to enjoy nature! But would also be nice to be able to return a work email or watch a show in bed at night. I didn’t choose to go camping, I specifically pick places with WiFi.

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u/Firebird437 4h ago

on one hand, it is absolutely not okay to offer a service, then completely disregard repairing said service if it becomes disrupted. the airbnb owner you're talking about was in the wrong and effectively sold you a faulty service.

on the other hand, you are 100% correct - typically, one goes to a place like a remote cabin far from civilization to enjoy... being remote and far from civilization. it is equally nonsensical to go on an outing that is focused around experiencing the world outside of our little boxes, only to bring the little boxes with you.

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u/Zikro 7h ago

You got WiFi at home. Why go somewhere remote and dick around on the internet?

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u/danfirst 7h ago

Because it's 2026 and most people want internet connectivity?

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u/Saquonathan 3h ago

What do you mean you want running water?

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 1h ago

One place I went to had the internet fail. I finished a book on my kindle and wanted to download the next in the series.

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u/FatherDotComical 3h ago

God forbid at the end of the day on a vacation somebody might want to watch a movie or something.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 1h ago

Right I went to one way out in nature. Of course I went hiking all day. At night I’d like to watch something or maybe communicate with the outside world. Crazy.