I too don't like that term. It papers over the basic economic motivations of self interested agents. My GF did a documentary on couchsurfing and she's always "s

I too don't like that term. It papers over the basic economic motivations of self interested agents. My GF did a documentary on couchsurfing and she's always "sharing economy this.. sharing economy that". It's a useful simplification for non technical people who don't want to delve into the economics of the situation, but it also limits the level of discourse we have as a society.