Is Joe Gebbia still active for the Airbnb Cooperation?

[Hj7]

After reading that Joe Gebbia is likely to join DOGE, it got me wondering how our organisation relates to the political reality in the States at this moment. Did they contribute to the election campaigns last year, and to whom? Do we have a DEI policy in place?

Airbnb tells me that this is the place I should receive answers......

[Josh1349]

Stop with the cancel culture. Joe is working with DOGE to find and stop government waste and fraud. How is that a bad thing? 

[David13206]

DOGE isn't doing that.  They are implementing a cultural revolution, but not actually finding waste.  They have no one with expertise in finding fraud.   They are "finding" things that were already public record.  They are eliminating programs that simply have "DEIA" in their descriptions, without understanding what the programs actually do.  They are firing people with high performance reviews, then sending form letters claiming bad performance.  Check the news, there are many cases of good people getting fired without any analysis of whether or not money will be saved.  All the re-hiring and lawsuits will wind up costing more money then whatever they have "saved".

As far as cancel culture goes, I have the right to determine were my money goes.  Should I be forced to do business with someone?

[Josh1349]

The problem is that you get your information from "the news".

[Ann72]

Joe Gebbia is on the board but not as involved as he once was.  Meanwhile, @Brian is close friends with Obama and hasn't caved to the pressure to join DOGE.  

Meanwhile, I find it hilarious that Gebbia's start-up is called "Samara," because it only calls to mind "Appointment in Samarra."  A man bumps into Death at a Baghdad market and thinks Death makes a threatening gesture.  He flees to Samarra to avoid Death.  But when asked why Death made a threatening gesture to the man in Baghdad, Death says, "I wasn't making a threatening gesture.  I was merely surprised to see him in Baghdad, because I had an appointment with him tomorrow in Samarra."

[Josh1349]

So what you're saying is we should ALL boycott Airbnb because one way or another, democrats or republicans are supported by one of the founders. 

Thank you for pointing out how ridiculous this whole idea of boycotting is.

[Josh1349]

Joe is an advisor but not involved in day-to-day activities at Airbnb.

But what are you getting at here? Joe's involvement with DOGE shows that he actually cares about the future of the US. If we don't make drastic cuts in our government, our economy is going to crash within 5-10 years.

[Patricia4763]

Regardless of your political leanings there is great pressure to Boycott.  There has been no response from Airbnb.  I will not be hurt by their failure to address this and will add other rental sights for my listing…

[Josh1349]

There's nothing for them to even respond about!

[David13206]

I only started using AirBnb last year.  Now I have to leave in protest of Joe Gebbia joining DOGE.  They are doing tremendous damage at the agency where I contract with.  The government employees are being treated badly and the costs savings are minimal at best.  I'm deleting my account now.  Good luck everyone

[Josh1349]

You don't "have" to leave, you want to, to make a political statement. It's extremely childish.

[David13206]

I don't consider it childish to vote with my pocketbook. Should I continue to support an organization who has a leader who is working to harm my interests? I get that your concerned about losing business as a host. My actions seem to threaten your livelihood. I sympathize, and I understand since mine is being threatened too. My beef is not with hosts like you, but with Airbnb. I hope you can find alternatives and continue to host. But this is a conflict forced on us, and if my cancellation of my Airbnb account combined with others will get Airbnb management's attention and force them to deal with Gebbia, then I will do that.

[Josh1349]

My livelihood is not threatened by you. And you interests aren't threatened by Joe's efforts in finding government waste. It's baffling to me that we aren't all behind this. This is our tax money that is being wasted, and what's been uncovered is only the start, I'm sure.

It would have been great if Congress would have been doing their job over the past decades but they haven't been, and this where we're at now.

[Laura8058]

Publicly, Gebbia donated to H/W, but stated he voted for T/V. As a non-host, but formerly frequent guest, I left the platform when 2nd & 3rd homes were purchased then blocks of homes were purchased by companies, and turned over to property managers. Yesterday, I deleted my app. Today, I came to share the reasons. For those considering leaving or staying, it’s a consideration either way. When we feed the sharks, they will keep coming. Eliminate their food source, they will starve.