Shattering the sharing economy illusion with blockchain
With a blockchain alternative, resources are not only shared, but can be entirely owned in spirit by the community of sharers themselves.
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IT is strange to think that many of the world's most accomplished businesses today are built on the philosophy of sharing. But can we take a step back and be real for a second about whether these multi-billion dollar corporations are truly 'sharing'?
Airbnb has become one of the forefathers of this radical new sharing economy, born in a time when the real world economy was failing. This refreshing take on the concept of sharing - digitising resources and making them accessible to a global community - was a needed response to a devastating financial crisis which proved outdated business models and corporate greed would not survive in the Internet age.
Companies like Airbnb and Uber harnessed the power of community and channelled it into productive ventures, inspiring the world to share their homes and cars with each other.
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