Many people rent them out. I know because I’ve met several people who use the service for their vacations every year. It’s quite popular, and sometimes comes cheaper than to actually rent an airbnb or a hotel room when split between multiple people.
Replied to the comment under yours instead of to you, so check that out. But the person who replied to you pointed out a few of the problems.
I’m not sure if this is the exact study I read, but it’s at least very similar. I’ve also seen tourists disposing of their waste and garbage directly into the sea.
The reality is even the small ones aren’t good for sea life. They’re destroying the sea floor and it’s quite detrimental to the ecosystem.
This is why I avoid MMOs. Several years ago I picked up one again and ended up accumulating over 1000 hours over several months. And I didn’t even play the main story for the most part. I remember clan members’ reaction: “wtf, how have you not finished the story after so many hours played”. The only reason I stopped literally over night was because I had something traumatic happen to me the following morning that fucked my life up for good. It quite literally required a life-changing event to shake me out of it.
It’s a cult — plain and simple. As someone looking from the outside, it’s bizarre so many people make the political party they vote for their entire personality. With merch and everything. I can’t wrap my head around it.