The Sharing Economy Has Its Problems

Some people think the sharing economy is a saviour of civilization. Other people think it's like amateur hour and the end of all business. I don't know where I sit in that, but I do think the Sharing Economy has its problems. The sort of personal nature of it does take away the unpersonal nature of businesses. That in some ways lets them handle problems better. If you've got a bad hotel room in a hotel for some reason, if a cat has weighed on the bed in a hotel room, they'll move you to another room.

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