In a recent article in Cato Unbound, Avi Asher-Shapiro says the sharing economy is propaganda.

"Taking an Uber is not sharing, just like buying a footlong meatball sandwich at Subway is not “eating fresh.” Sharing economies do exist: couch surfing, lending your neighbor a power drill, giving your cousin a lift to the airport. But to pay per-mile for a ride, per-night for a room, or per-hour for a house cleaner is a no different than paying per-loaf at the bakery." 

For some reason, many people are stuck on the term "sharing economy." We see the sharing economy as people mobilizing idle assets to create value. Rather than debate about something the definition of a term, we propose that people get over it and vote with their wallets.