I guess the other way of looking at this is that people are freed from owning non-investments. Where previously you had to own if you wanted to use, now there's

I guess the other way of looking at this is that people are freed from owning non-investments. Where previously you had to own if you wanted to use, now there's an alternative. But (and big but) that does rental-trap those who can only afford to rent, with no surplus income to invest. And makes monopolies even more dangerous (PS: #&@+ Comcast).