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While I don't disagree with the overall content of your post, but the world is not so black and white as you paint it with "Nobody wants to share things". Look
by pwm 10y ago
While I don't disagree with the overall content of your post, but the world is not so black and white as you paint it with "Nobody wants to share things". Look at long running projects like Couchsurfing for example. Also, from a personal perspective, I always liked to share my possessions with other people. Interestingly I'm much worse at sharing my time.
- wu-ikkyu 10y agoSee also young children and tribal communities. They love sharing with eachother and do so spontaneously.
- privateprofile 10y agoBut do you think those people you mention would "love to share" if they were forced to it in order to secure a safe place to sleep and a plate of food?
- eli_gottlieb 10y agoWell they usually are forced to. They accept sharing with others as just the way of the world, not something they get to have a personal opinion about.
- privateprofile 10y ago>> Look at long running projects like Couchsurfing for example The big difference is that, unlike those "sharing" economy companies, Couchsurfing was not a business, and once it turned its focus to making money an exodus of "users" ensued. Couchsurfing was not targeted at Airbnb's "get a cheap place to sleep at city X" demographic, and people that couldn't demonstrate they were looking for anything other than a low cost hotel would see their requests turned down. Couchsurfing users were willing to share their house, not for a small amount of money, but for the value of making international acquaintances (and friends for life, sometimes), which is something they also received through the service when going abroad.