It&#x27;s not about your trust in the service, it&#x27;s about the trust that&#x27;s present between various members of society. AirBnB is setting tenants against landlords (by encouraging former to do subletting, which leads latter to add terms to the agreements that otherwise wouldn&#x27;t be needed), neighbours against neighbours (c.f. all the complains from people who&#x27;d like to be asked before having their apartment building turned into cheap-ass hotel) and people against cities (by encouraging violations of zoning laws).<p>Trust on a social level is something that keeps civilization together. It&#x27;s what lets you do business and deal with people without constantly looking over your shoulder worrying that everyone is out there to fuck you over. AirBnB makes a lot of their money by eroding this trust.