shark_phenomenon

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Is anyone else not feeling that patriotic for July 4? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] shark_phenomenon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Unless a large protest is happening in my city, I'm not planning to be outside on July 4.

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Why are hotels in Australia so inexpensive compared to hotels in the USA and Canada? (lemmy.world)
 

Sorry if I sound like a typical Murican Yank here. I am deciding to visit Australia sometime in January or February of next year, but I am planning to be in Sydney and maybe the Gold Coast. I am surprised at the amount of nice hotels in the CBD costing less than 150 USD to 225 AUD a night. I cannot find this in Chicago or Toronto unless I go in the middle of winter and have to endure -15°C weather.

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[–] shark_phenomenon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It was a nice concept in the 2010s when it was like an advanced version of Couchsurfing or a digital version of a homestay. Then of course it became an unsustainable business model and went to dogs when it became a money making scheme for finance bros to buy up housing and charge 4-star hotel prices.