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How will future markets function when technology drives the marginal cost of goods and services nearly to zero? 
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Author Jeremy Rifkin describes the so-called “share economy” as “the first new economic system to emerge since the advent of socialism and capitalism in the 19th century” (“The ‘Share’ Economy Is Here to Stay,” July 6). New economic system? Really?
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Access over ownership. After decades of excessive consumerism, this prospect sounded revolutionary. At first. Now that the sharing economy has become mainstream, more critical voices are appearing. So, what will it be? Empowerment or exploitation? A revolution or business as usual?
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In my last two posts, I painted a gloomy picture of our current state of affairs due to the over-commodification of everything and the devaluation of labor, with no benefit equation other than a numerical financial value going to increasingly fewer people. This trend can result in the collapse of the whole system, possibly after a period of unpleasant hegemony by the few and suffering of the rest. Extreme as that sounds, it’s not unrealistic. The bad news streaming by on my feeds far outnumbers the small gains in environmental laws upheld, minimum wage promoted, or a judge upholding civil liberties, property rights or voting rights somewhere.
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Or, how to make money for Silicon Valley venture capitalists while pretending to espouse progressive ideals
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Sharing economy companies are realizing tremendous success. Airbnb, for example, has served nine million guests since its inception in 2008; five million of those were served in the last year. While the media touts the rapid growth of such companies, part of their success is due to the profits that individuals are earning. Over the last three years, Airbnb’s top New York hosts have each grossed over $400,000. Within that same time period, its top 100 New York hosts have grossed $54 million collectively. Though the car-sharing business does not yield the same scale of individual profits, an owner of a high-end car can expect to earn approximately $1,200 a month.
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Couchsurfing made a deal with the devil – venture capital money – and lost its base. It’s a lesson to any social network that aims to connect people in meaningful ways.
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The event had clearly attracted people from both camps. It wasn’t long before one guest trumpeted a desire to “kick capitalism in the crotch,” while several others gently reminded people to sign a petition supporting Airbnb, the peer-to-peer apartment renting service. One man offered to sing a few songs. I spent much of the evening wondering why my red pepper hummus, which is always a hit at Super Bowl parties, wasn’t as popular as the vegan mac ‘n’ cheese. Plus whoever made the salad put in way too many red onions.
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CIO Network Insights and ideas for technology leaders. Written by Mike Jones, CEO of Science, a technology studio in Los Angeles. Every story about the sharing economy starts the same way. An individual constrained by the limits and demands of a job has found a way to make an easy living, thanks to [Airbnb, Dogvacay, SnapGoods]. You fill in the blank.
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The sharing economy could bring about the end of capitalism: that’s the provocative claim made by economic journalist Paul Mason. But research indicates that it actually has many possible futures.
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Don’t you love it when the same publication carries conflicting reports about the economy, posted on the very same day?
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Uber of course is a cab service that lets you order a cab from your smartphone via an App. It’s really neat, you get to watch the cab approach on a map, the payment is automatically applied so you don’t have to even deal with the transaction itself. The company is now taking its approach to logistics, and moving to ‘disrupt’ the delivery industry as well, competing with courier services, UPS, Fedex, and the Post Office. It’ll be interesting to see what happens there.
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In the “sharing economy,” cheap access to resources that would otherwise go unused (a spare bedroom, a car, a weed whacker) is just one click away. And for many consumers of services like AirBnB and Lyft and TaskRabbit, the “sharing economy” is pretty nifty.
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Every story about the sharing economy starts the same way. An individual constrained by the limits and demands of a job has found a way to make an easy living, thanks to [Airbnb, Vaunt, Dogvacay, SnapGoods]. You fill in the blank.
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This week, the demands of growth and venture capitalism drive leading sharing economy companies ever further from actual sharing. (I love Airbnb's service but I've also always thought that "sharing" was a misleading description.
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It may get you a cheaper ride or place to stay but when you rent something are you really performing a revolutionary act (RT @skooks: The "Sharing economy" is kind of a pyramid scheme built out of service labor.
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It's either a lightweight form of socialism or an artisanal flavor of capitalism spawned by the Web (Can the sharing economy deliver a swift kick to capitalism's crotch? Probably not.
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