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I guess I have a different view of "sharing economy". There are many other businesses which facilitate the connection of contractor to customer, but we don't c
by dwg 12y ago
I guess I have a different view of "sharing economy".
There are many other businesses which facilitate the connection of contractor to customer, but we don't call them part of the sharing economy. This is true even when they provide the tools (e.g. car) in addition to their services (e.g. driving). The fundamental difference for me comes down to whether they are providing this service as their primary means of livelihood (in which case it's a job), or are they simply looking to make better use of a resource (e.g. car) that they already own but do not fully utilize.
Uber seems to be used for both "job" and "share," but the problems seem to be with the former.