Joe Gebbia joins DOGE

[Jo1009]

Hi everyone,

Is anyone else concerned that Joe Gebbia has joined DOGE?

Does he still earn income from Airbnb as a board member? This makes me very sad as I can't support a guy like that.  I really like the service airbnb provides and the ease of use for a host.

Anyone else feel the same way? 

Joanna

[Chris37]

With Joe as a co founder, Airbnb becomes really the only hosting platform that is so active in supporting diversity and inclusion. 

So now you want to harm Airbnb, with hate and cancel culture?

Because a former founder, who no longer works there, is working for DOGE. 

You realise he is now working on user interface design to streamline the USA government processes. He is not personally working on cancelling dei initiatives or whatever you are worried about  He is working to improve the user interfaces government uses, and which is what he did well at in Airbnb.

If you hate on Airbnb, will you switch to platforms that (unlike Airbnb) do not support diversity and inclusion at all as actively?

Maybe put down your pitchfork and support Airbnb. They are not the problem. And nor is Joe. Just because he works for the USA government, doesn't mean he is personally supportive or implementing changes that you do not like. 

Is it ok if he improves the user interface of Government systems? Or should he not do this because the current president policy may not be to your liking?

[Heather2097]

I think it's too easy to call this hate and cancel culture and if we're using popular terminology, that is gaslighting. This isn't hate and cancel culture. This is a conversation amongst concerned people who are having to consider how we make our living. Trump has threatened to annex the country I am a citizen of - to destroy our economy. Joe signed on to work for his agenda. What are we supposed to do except to carefully consider how we participate as tax paying citizens?

[Jo1009]

DOGE is working to create a system that will leave the Trump administrative without any accountability.  Anyone who supports this will be on the wrong side of history. 

I do not want any part in supporting it, including the revenues my Airbnb creates that will in a small portion end up in Joe Gebbia's wallet as he still owns 7%.

[Sheena161]

I plan to take action to move to VRBO. I sent a message that wraps up how I feel (message below) This is not just about DEI. This is about the administration, and especially DOGE manufacturing a crisis in order to justify cuts to "bureaucracy" so they can cut taxes for the rich. They do not plan to spend less. Take a look at the budget. It's proof. It's also a long game in white dominance (that's a whole other topic).

What's devastating about the effort the Co founder is justifying through participation, is the dehumanizing of "bureaucracy". These are real people, living and working and serving their country. This could have been done differently if they "cared" about the people, and they may have saved a couple billion dollars (fractions but still saving) on some controversial DEI efforts. But they didn't. Real working people are losing their jobs and DOGE doesn't care. They want them to feel terrorized. I'm starting my plan to transition my property to make a statement. If the American people do not clearly communicate that they actually voted for this dude to do the things he knows he can't do (empty promises)... he will keep going. 

If you're interested in my message to AirBNB:

Just sent this comment to airbnb
This is officially a first complaint. I feel sick that Joe Gebbia would work alongside the Elon Musk as he wreaks havoc on tax paying, we'll intentioned Americans across the country who rely on income and systems that have been in place for decades or more under the blanket guise of, "DEI". People like him, and obviously you, who could solve the nation's debt, "crisis" overnight by paying your fair share of your, "hard earned" wealth built on the backs of those of us who just didn't quite have the dumb luck you call boot straps to reach your, "american dream". This experiment is not X. This experiment is not just one business that can fail, and have other safety nets (such as the government) pick up the pieces after you downsize to increase your piece of the wealth pie. I can't wait to pull my property from your site. I hope this gets to you. I hope you pad this onto the dumb asses in the white house, who've made the US the laughing stock of the world.

[Marybeth68]

There is a platform called Hip Camp they some hosts may want to check out. 

[Lea3448]

I just learned the Joe Gebbia joined DOGE and am cancelling a current reservation that I have with AIRBNB and going with VRBO.  I emailed the CEO Brian Chesky (brian.chesky ******) and the head of Customer service Catherine Powell (catherine.powell ******) to let them know that I would not use AIRBNB  while Gebbia is on the board.

To those who say that we should not use our buying power to send a message to companies who have morally repugnant Board members destroying from the inside America's public institutions,  you are complicit.  Using the term cancel culture only tells me that you align with their views.  We need to use every tool possible to fight back and together with our economic power we can.

[Jo1009]

Well said. 

[Cherie65]

Yes, I agree. I just submitted a post. So glad there is a discussion going on.