For me, their main problem is that they relied on traditional bank accounts and government-certified IDs to check identities. And we all know those ID's are eas

For me, their main problem is that they relied on traditional bank accounts and government-certified IDs to check identities. And we all know those ID's are easy to fake. Collaborative consumption needs a stronger identity, certification and reputation platform, one that does not isolate reputation profiles into silos and doesn't rely on unscalable certification authorities. And that's exactly what we are working on with peertru.st So if you are interested in this, let us know. This is the first pillar after all: http://blog.kodesk.com/2011/11/01/the-three-pillars-of-collaborative-consumption/ http://blog.kodesk.com/2011/11/01/the-three-pillars-of-colla...