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The sharing economy isn't collaborative consumption, it's disaster capitalism

• MarkPNeyer 12y ago
  > The sharing economy isn’t about sharing. It’s about making as many quick bucks as possible. isn't that just as true as the 'old economy'? > And for too many people, renting out their assets is not about peer-to-peer community-building or something to do on a Friday night. It’s an act of necessity. it's always been this way. at least now people have more flexibility in choosing to what to rent out, and when.
  • ggchappell 12y ago
    Perhaps the biggest problem with "the sharing economy" is the name. We need a more accurate label.
    • MarkPNeyer 12y ago
      if you look at it, what uber and airbnb are doing is 'market making' in a sense. they create more of a market for transportation or lodging, in the sense that the connect buyers with sellers, allowing people holding extra housing or transportation services to more easily sell it. in a way, this transition - from large enterprises dominating a market, to lots of small buyers and sellers - is the same transition as waterfall development to agile methodology. you replace a big, slow, ponderous thing with limited options with something smaller, faster, and more nimble.