If you do the math in theory, it sounds like an excellent idea, and the various startups tend to portray it as risk-free to attract providers. Of course, pract

If you do the math in theory, it sounds like an excellent idea, and the various startups tend to portray it as risk-free to attract providers. Of course, practice looks different, and many start-ups/gig-economy/P2P lending/... prey exactly on people who don't recognize the difference between theory and practice. Uber looks like a great thing if you only count gas money not depreciation of your car. That camera lending startup that made the front page a couple times ago looks like a great idea until you realize that despite their assurances which sound like you're covered, you're SOL if someone just steals your camera.