'our shared future will look more like our ancient, tribal past than our
recent history. With less individual ownership, and more leasing and
borrowing, businesses will manufacture less of any one thing. Yet as
people free up resources they formerly poured into single-user cars,
lawnmowers and goodness knows what else, people will still want to
provide the best for their families, and will turn to businesses that
can provide it. Sharing will not make us less materialistic, if only
because it gives us more material to work with.'
Mark Pesce January 2, 2012
As the consequences of Gobal warming become evident, shortage of power will require us to share more and focus less on individual ownership. Mark Pesce makes an interesting point regarding how many lawn mowers are needed in any street. They are so many things "stuff' that could be pooled. We need to change our thinking before it is forced on us.
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