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"Much of what counts as sharing turns out to be nothing more than ordinary economic transactions between individuals arranged through digital platforms owned by
by kpennell 11y ago
"Much of what counts as sharing turns out to be nothing more than ordinary economic transactions between individuals arranged through digital platforms owned by venture-funded companies that act as middlemen, enabling them to take a percentage off the top."
From: http://www.metareader.org/post/the-cult-of-sharing.html http://www.metareader.org/post/the-cult-of-sharing.html
(worth the read)
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoDisingenuous - its not at all normal to use the family car to give a ride, or rent out your house while you're away. The digital platforms enable everybody to get in the game. Which is a total game-changer.
- samstave 11y agoBoth are true actually. People have been renting out their homes via CL for over a decade. These "glue" services for AirBnB etc just make that transaction a lot better, and AirBnB takes their cut -- but people could post listings for vacation rentals online forever. I rented apartments for the weekend in NYC as far back as 2002 off CL.