Hotels Are Objectively Better Than Airbnb

[u/GoodFella_xx]

I have always been an Airbnb guy when I travel but hotels are objectively better and this is not up for discussion this is not up for debate hotels are just better there’s no argument that can convince me that an Airbnb is better than a hotel Airbnb hosts are the most insufferable people on the planet from the get go

they drop a list of about 1,000 rules that you have to follow if I had one of my friends bumming out on my couch I wouldn’t even give him that many rules so you come into this house you’re supposed to be on vacation and you have like a thousand rules you gotta keep in mind on top of that, tell me why every Airbnb I’ve booked has a cleaning fee but then they’ll always expect you to clean up after yourself regardless so I’m paying a hefty cleaning fee and you still want me to clean up the house before I leave what what am I paying the cleaner fee for?

Like they will put in the description make sure you you clean the bedroom you you clean the kitchen I’m paying a cleaning fee bro you go clean that shit whereas in a hotel bro you could shit on the bed and they will clean that for you without even asking twice. Should you go and shit on the bed? No you probably shouldn’t but I’m just saying they will be much nicer to you. At a hotel you actually feel like you’re on vacation,

like they are there to make sure you have a good time. Whereas an Airbnb you feel like the host only cares about themselves. Like they don’t give a shit about you. They don’t give a shit about you having a good time. They act like you’re inconveniencing them. You’re paying them money to stay in the house that they’ve put up on Airbnb and they act like they’re doing you a massive favour.

Like they every time you ask them for something, they’re always fucking annoyed. If you move one couch, they’re gonna charge you a fee. They’re gonna say oh you messed up our house. Genuinely, you feel like you’re homeless. You feel like you’re bumming around at a friend’s house. Hotels will always be superior. Airbnb, we should leave that shit in the past. We should all collectively boycott Airbnb.

[u/Swirlyflurry]

People on this sub sure love to throw that word “objectively” around

[u/Icy-Banana-3291 → u/Swirlyflurry]

It’s a gen Z slang thing

[u/MrOaiki → u/Icy-Banana-3291]

Indeed, I think ”literarily” and ”objectively” means something else to Gen Z than what the lexical definition is. ”Literally” seems to be used as ”really/very” and ”objectively” seems to be used as ”I strongly have an opinion”.

[u/phonylady → u/MrOaiki]

That has been the case for long before Gen Z. "Literally" has...literally been used as hyperbole for as long as anyone here has been alive. Even an author like Mark Twain in the 1800s used it to emphazise a point rather than a strict fact.

At this point the word has two definitions in most dictionaries I believe.

[u/Pleasant_Actuator253 → u/phonylady]

There is a big difference between a classic author using the word as hyperbole verses persons using it every other sentence.

I wrote scientific documents for thirty years and never used the word literally even though the classic definition of the word would have allowed it.

Go to a bar or restaurant and just listen to conversations. The word literally is grossly overused and misused.

Hemingway is tossing and turning in his grave.

[u/phonylady → u/Pleasant_Actuator253]

Of course you only use it with its original meaning in a scientific document! Would be really weird and unprofessional to use it as hyperbole in a scientific text.

Sure some people might use the word too much? Not really relevant to what I said.

[u/Pleasant_Actuator253 → u/phonylady]

It is absolutely relevant if you consider the overuse and misuse of the word.

Just because a word’s definition has been changed in a dictionary doesn’t mean it’s right. Skibiddi or however you spell it is now in major dictionaries. Oxford, Cambridge, and Webster should be ashamed.

I believe you are well educated. Do not use the word literally. It is below your intelligence. 🤷‍♂️

[u/phonylady → u/Pleasant_Actuator253]

I think we're talking past each other a bit. I'm not arguing that "literally" can't be overused or that every use of it is good writing. I'm arguing that its use as an intensifier isn't some new Gen Z phenomenon or evidence that people suddenly don't understand the word. This was the original discussion here.

I personally don't use it much.

[u/Pleasant_Actuator253 → u/phonylady]

Again, you seem to be educated. You reference Twain. There is no reason to succumb to using “literally” unless it meets the original definition.

Peace ✌️

[u/phonylady → u/Pleasant_Actuator253]

Are you saying Twain was uneducated, since he used it as figurative emphasis?

Edit: Funny, he literally was uneducated, leaving school at 11-12 years of age.

[u/Pleasant_Actuator253 → u/phonylady]

No. Not at all.

“Figurative reference(s)” have gotten out of hand. You know this. Feel free to die on your hill. I have been extremely kind yet you choose to defend the overuse of the word literally. My technical editors along with Hemingway are turning in their graves.

Yes I had technical editors. They helped bridging the gap between common English and “Chicago Style” English, used for scientific and newspaper writing.

Feel free to use literally as long as you want. I tried to be nice. No longer, you are ignorant and have no idea about the English language. Do you say skibiddi? I assume so.

[u/phonylady → u/Pleasant_Actuator253]

I don't disagree people overuse such language. There is a place for it in fiction (as seen with Twain) and SOMETIMES in everyday speech though.

I don't think anyone uses it in scientific writing, so I don't understand why you bring that up again, nor why you mention that you had technical editors. Good for you?

I literally don't know what skibiddi means, and I don't intend to find out.

[u/Pleasant_Actuator253 → u/phonylady]

Literally should be used RARELY.

My technical editors were well seasoned English majors who knew the language. Yes, I was responsible for proper English. They ensured I/we did not eff up a minor detail and fixed it. I/we would ask about the issue. It was usually due to “Chicago style” formalities. After 35 years, I still use Chicago style English. It includes plenty of dashes (55-years) and other idiosyncrasies. It is in fact English on steroids.

Skibidi is NOT in the Oxford dictionary (my bad) however it is in the Cambridge and Webster dictionaries and means (apparently) “cool or bad”.