2017:22 What I learned this week

Reversing the lies of the sharing economy.
An interesting read that takes you back to why the sharing economy exists and how it began to what it has become today, a monetized platform.

Give a startup minimal capital to hire developers and run media campaigns, and then watch as the network effects ripple over the infrastructure of the internet. If it works, you’re suddenly in control of a corporation built with digital tools, but extracting value from real-world, physical assets like cars and buildings. The entity holds itself together not via employment contracts, but rather by self-employed workers’ dependence on it to access the market they rely on for their survival.

https://howwegettonext.com/reversing-the-lies-of-the-sharing-economy-a85501d14be8