I don't always agree with her, but she makes some good points:
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the sharing economy is about those of us who aren't The Man battling it out to be among the worst paid, least protected and most exploited workers in the country. We're essentially volunteering to work under conditions that people before us fought long and hard to eradicate.
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It's like some corporate evil has hijacked the meaning of community and found a way to profit
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It's like the whole world has become a temp agency and we wonder why nobody has a stable income, benefits or a future.
And yes, I do participate in some of these systems.