Question for Thomas Friedman: Is Airbnb So Cool and Hyperconnected That it Can Put People in Fire Traps?

It would be nice if someone could force Thomas Friedman to learn a little bit about the topics of his columns. Today he ran another ad for Airbnb, touting its hyperconnectiveness. While Friedman is ecstatic over the company's hyperconnectiveness, he fails to answer the most basic questions.

Can Airbnb guarantee that its rooms are safe? If not, can we sue and imprison its executives if people who use the service die in fires? What about the nuisance of living next to a hotel room when you paid...