The 'sharing economy' described in the article is not so much about sharing as it is about making money. You don't share your apartment on AirBnb - you sell it.
> "The sharing economy is not an alternative to capitalism, it’s the ultimate end point of capitalism in which we are all reduced to temporary labourers and expected to smile about it because we are interested in the experience not the money."
The term "sharing economy" is an oxymoron as it stands, firmly rooted in the Smithean notion of a greater good being advanced through individual and ultimately selfish actions. Either somebody shares, or somebody sells, but you cannot have both. The dichotomy of sharing and selling is essentially that between (pre-capitalist?) trade (quid pro quo) and sale, where the first one is based on utility value while the later is based on abstract commodity value.
> "The sharing economy is not an alternative to capitalism, it’s the ultimate end point of capitalism in which we are all reduced to temporary labourers and expected to smile about it because we are interested in the experience not the money."
The term "sharing economy" is an oxymoron as it stands, firmly rooted in the Smithean notion of a greater good being advanced through individual and ultimately selfish actions. Either somebody shares, or somebody sells, but you cannot have both. The dichotomy of sharing and selling is essentially that between (pre-capitalist?) trade (quid pro quo) and sale, where the first one is based on utility value while the later is based on abstract commodity value.