I don't believe rational or practical reasons are the main driver of social or behavioral change.
My guess is sharing will become more acceptable because "ownership" of stuff and staff will no more work as the predominant status symbol... in other words, more stuff and staff will not get you more "attention" (it's the attention economy, stupid).
albert
· 9 months ago
I like that way of thinking about why sharing is becoming more attractive. Ownership is also sufferring feeom environmental impact concerns. Will check out the link - thanks!
Emil Sotirov
· 9 months ago
Here is one more link... to a post I made a year ago... where I push the Zipcar idea one step further - Zipcar opening up their platform - becoming the Goggle of cars (CarSense): http://sotirov.com/2008/02/11/one-more-thing-th...
albert
· 9 months ago
Interesting idea. The trick would be to make it economical for individuals to equip their cars so that they could enter the pool.
Emil Sotirov
· 9 months ago
It doesn't have to be with Zipcar at the center (although they have the advantage of having their system in place) - it could be an open source thing... with multiple vendors plugging in... with their devices, car kits, online interfaces, etc...
nav
· 9 months ago
Great share. I love Umair's writing in general, and this piece in particular fits in perfectly with this discussion. Thanks!
Q dub
· 9 months ago
If you look at how people manage corporate and personal finances, you'll often find that the biggest philosophical gap is the lack of the concept of capex in personal finance (everything is an expense!). If you suddenly view your car, or your designer handbags as capex, then all of a sudden you start thinking about issues like utilization and scale, and begin thinking about creating economic value through sharing of capital-intensive resources.
albert
· 9 months ago
Great point! Wesabe and Mint should help people understand the difference.
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I don't believe rational or practical reasons are the main driver of social or behavioral change.
My guess is sharing will become more acceptable because "ownership" of stuff and staff will no more work as the predominant status symbol... in other words, more stuff and staff will not get you more "attention" (it's the attention economy, stupid).
http://sotirov.com/2008/02/11/one-more-thing-th...