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"Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." - Frank Zappa Uber, Groupon, and the other spoilage / sharing successes are amazing, world changing
by aresant 13y ago
"Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." - Frank Zappa
Uber, Groupon, and the other spoilage / sharing successes are amazing, world changing businesses.
But we're not going to live in a binary future.
Some downsides that are immediately apparent in the drill analogy:
(a) Convenience - You wait for the drill
(b) Exclusivity - Everybody can own the drill (you're not special)
(c) Privacy - Using the drill winds up in somebody's database.
Consumerism will chug along and the sharing-economy will grow along side it, because people will want a choice, and many will continue to want to OWN.
- jarek 13y ago> Uber, Groupon, and the other spoilage / sharing successes are amazing, world changing businesses. So are Modo, City Carshare, and numerous bikeshare implementations. Except not businesses. > Exclusivity - Everybody can own the drill (you're not special) This is different from the current case when you buy a drill for <$100 how? It's a largely-non-consumable commodity.