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		KaoruAoiShiho on Nov 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Which one of these will be the biggest “unicorn” f... For sites like airbnb it's not possible for the story to be "not real". It's just a website guys, there is no per-unit costs that makes the economics not work out.

BeetleB on Nov 14, 2022 | [–]

Airbnb spends a lot for support, which doesn't scale (e.g. dispute resolution, etc).

Not saying they provide good support, but they have to staff for it.

arcturus17 on Nov 14, 2022 | [–]

By that reasoning, all software plays must be profitable, but alas, zero marginal cost of distribution does not entail profitability.

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