After listening to the podcast, something definitely irks me the wrong way. I think I am feeling Milo Yinnopolis’s notion of guilt mongering. Honestly, I want to believe in this shared economy concept. It sounds really nice—something Mr. Rogers would promote in his Neighborhood of helping and caring…and don’t we all want to live in … Continue reading
I agreed much more with the speakers throughout the podcast that favored a sharing economy, or the collaborative consumption movement, as it is phrased. Speakers Derek Thompson, Anna Bernaseck made really strong points about how a sharing economy can benefit people that are looking to access products but do not want to own them. So … Continue reading
While listening to the podcast, I found myself mostly agreeing with the dissent’s arguments made by Milo Yiannopoulos. I agreed that some of the sharing economy sectors, specifically the Airbnb, seemed potentially dangerous for both consumer and lender. As Yiannopoulos said, you don’t know who you’re dealing with. Regarding the Airbnb, for all intensive purposes … Continue reading
I think that a difference exists between a sharing economy and collaborative consumption. A sharing economy in my opinion is something that has existed for long periods of time where collaborative consumption is something that is quite new. Both have grown rapidly in recent times as a result of the Internet and the ease of … Continue reading
When I came to Bucknell as a freshman, I had no car. As the constant struggle to get into fraternity parties on the weekends proved fruitless, my friends and I quickly grew bored. One day, as we walked past the LC, we saw the Zipcars parked outside. Having not heard of them before, we quickly … Continue reading
Sharing is a fundamental concept. In fact it is a premise of our childhood. Could this concept really be taken to a new level and impact our economy? Arguably it is at the roots of economy itself. We have been providing goods that satisfy needs since the caveman era. “My rock for your club.” The … Continue reading
All of the speakers from “The Rise of the Sharing Economy” http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/tp/tp130902the_rise_of_the_shar added great value to the program because of the speakers’ diversity in viewpoints and backgrounds. This also brought controversy and discussion, which allowed listeners to form personal opinions on matters because we were able to hear many different perspectives on the same topic. That … Continue reading
