Zininzi izizathu ezenza ukuba abantu baqalise ukuba ngababuki zindwendwe be-Airbnb—ukusuka ekubhataleni amatyala ukuya ekudibaneni nabantu abatsha. Kodwa kukho inani elandayo lababuki zindwendwe abakwazileyo ukuba namakhaya abo ngokwabelana ngendawo yabo. UTim, umfoti ozisebenzelayo wase-Seattle, utshintshe igumbi elikumgangatho ongaphantsi laba yindlu edumileyo ye-Airbnb e-Seattle. Ngaphambi kokuba uTim afake indlu yakhe kwi-Airbnb, wayesokola ngenxa yokuxhoma kwamaxabiso kwisixeko sakhe. UTim uthi: “Njengomntu ozisebenzelayo, umvuzo wam unyuka usehla minyaka le. Ngoko mna nesithandwa sam sizama ukuphila ubomi obuphantsi.” Isigqibo sikaTim sokusebenzisa ikhaya lakhe ukuze enze imali sasiza kumnceda akwazi ukuphila ubomi obuzinzileyo. Kodwa xa waqala ukukhangela ikhaya, wafumanisa into eyamdanisayo: izindlu ezininzi zazinexabiso elingaphaya kwamandla akhe, okanye zidinga ukulungiswa ngamawaka-waka eedola. Wayengaziboni ephumelela.

Emva kophando olude, ekugqibeleni uTim ude walifumana ikhaya eliyile nto kanye ebekade eyifuna. Yintoni eyenze ukuba ikhaya likaTim laba lelifanelekileyo? Igumbi elikumgangatho ongaphantsi ebelingagqitywanga lijike laba yindlu ye-Airbnb. UTim uthi: “Abanye babahlobo bethu basebenzisa i-Airbnb, kwaye nathi besifuna ukwabelana ngendawo yokuhlala kwikhaya lethu elitsha ukuze sikwazi ukubhatala ezinye iindleko.” “Ngoko xa ndibona eli gumbi likumgangatho ongaphantsi, ndazile ukuba lingayindawo efanelekileyo esinokuyitshintsha ibe yindlu ye-Airbnb.” Ngokulungisa apha naphaya, uye walitshintsha igumbi elikumgangatho ongaphantsi kwikhaya lakhe elitsha laba yenye yezindlu ezidume kakhulu ze-Airbnb ekuhlaleni. Njengomnini-khaya omtsha, uTim uyacacisa, “Indlu yam ye-Airbnb ibhatala malunga nesithathu setyala layo.” Uqhubeka athi, “Besingasoze sikwazi ukuba nekhaya elilelethu ukuba bekungekho ngenxa ye-Airbnb.”