The Sharing Economy Catharinee Ham Summary

The second article by Catharine Hamm circles around the fact that the sharing economy is so much more than just about money, in the same way as the first article. Catharine Hamm shares her peer-to-peer experience about when she was on a trip to Denver, where she found out that the sharing economy is about making connections, finding real people and getting insider information to experience a city more fully; “I met the nicest people, ate and slept well, found great office space, took a fun tour and learned a lot about my host city”(p.1, l.30-34). Furthermore, she claims that most of all the sharing economy is about trust, and that the trusting souls are a part of the sharing economy. She describes an experience with Beth Brandstatter through
Meal Sharing; “I suggested she Google me to make sure I was who I said I was. In an email, she replied, ‘I like the element of surprise and one of the fun things about meal sharing is this is a trusting community’”. Contrary to the first and second article, the third article by Mary Dejevsky criticizes the sharing economy. Mary Dejevsky initiates the article by telling people “not to believe the hype”. The sharing economy exploits certain situations in order to gain some extra money.