Something on my mind lately, how will some protocols built on the blockchain handle human errors if the said protocols are supposed to handle P2P in an environment prone to human errors, in this case, between hosts and guests on Beenest.
For those of you who don’t know what Beenest is,
Beenest is a decentralized Home sharing network built on a set of Bee Protocols that connects guests with hosts (in short, a decentralized Airbnb) with 0 commission fee, the utility token on the platform is Bee token.
About time if you ask me, as a host on Airbnb, with 0 commission, count me in but what seems to be a concern is one of their protocol’s system.
The Reputation system.
A reputation system that couples a valid identity, which is obtained by a trusted digital fingerprint protocol on the Ethereum blockchain, with a rating determined by transparent, immutable review and scoring interchange between P2P entities (such as guests and hosts).
A few weeks ago, I hosted a digital nomad on Airbnb, stayed a few days everything was peachy but he wanted a bigger place since my place is a studio apt, pleasant guy.
Shockingly the content of his review a few days later didn’t add up because he wasn’t describing my place at all.
So I reached out to him and he admitted making a mistake like I said - A pleasant guy.
What happened was his review was for the latter place he stayed at, we both contacted Airbnb support and eventually, his review was removed from my profile.
Lost out on a great review though but 0 is better than -3 right?
So the question is, on Beenest where things run on the blockchain and reviews are immutable, what’s the solution for such incidence? Will its decentralized arbitration system be able to rectify such human errors?
I’m still waiting for an explanation from the Bee token team.
Personally, I like the project I’m excited about it but when human egos and emotions are involved especially in an industry like this, plans better be made very well in advance.
So heads up to the guys behind the project, the best place to get some insight is within the community of Airbnb hosts and guests, we’ve got stories for years.
What are those funny/weird moments you've experienced on home sharing platforms as a host or a traveler?
