For the most part, the "sharing"/"gig"/"contractor"/"race to the bottom" economies are a result of generation-term poor economic times and skyrocketing income i

For the most part, the "sharing"/"gig"/"contractor"/"race to the bottom" economies are a result of generation-term poor economic times and skyrocketing income inequality resulting in fewer resources to go around and commodification of existing resources in order to make par. Sharing is far too innocent of a term, because really these "sharing" paradigms are another way of treading water. I hope that someone else has mentioned that before, but it seems absent in these discussions most of the time. You think the rich need to share/borrow their power tools via the latest app? Pfft, they don't even need to think about power tools because they can hire tradesmen whenever needed. Sharing is for people who can't afford an expert or their own personal items.