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Another and not so pretty viewpoint to why AirBnB and Lyft are becoming more popular: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/04/sharing-economy-is-about-desp

• thisisrobv 12y ago
  This seems like a more realistic theory. I've only ever known people to use these services to save money or in a few rare cases because their was no other supply for the service at the time.
• 100k 12y ago
  Absolutely. Outside the tech echo chamber, the economy has never recovered from the "jobless recovery" of the 2000s. I read a good point about this somewhere: renting out an apartment on Airbnb is a good way to make money now, but the free market being what it is, that extra value will be captured by rent eventually. Landlord knows you can make $500/month renting on Airbnb? Add $500 to the rent.