Comments on: Collaborative consumption and the history of carpooling http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/collaborative-consumption-and.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/collaborative-consumption-and.html#comment-1346527 ocker3 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143669#comment-1346527 I really liked the concept of the video, but it kind of drags on. Perhaps I'm just too post-something, but is this concept Really so new? Mostly a good talk, but needs an edit for length.  I really liked the concept of the video, but it kind of drags on. Perhaps I’m just too post-something, but is this concept Really so new? Mostly a good talk, but needs an edit for length. 

]]> By: amovensusa http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/collaborative-consumption-and.html#comment-1345611 amovensusa Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143669#comment-1345611 Thanks for citing our piece on Shareable! We were just as surprised as anyone to learn that ridesharing goes back literally to the dawn of the automobile era. And we thought we were so ahead of the curve... We're also blogging about collaborative consumption (and a lot of other stuff) at  http://us.amovens.com/blog-us/, and you can learn more about modern web-enabled carpooling at http://us.amovens.com/. Thanks for citing our piece on Shareable! We were just as surprised as anyone to learn that ridesharing goes back literally to the dawn of the automobile era. And we thought we were so ahead of the curve…

We’re also blogging about collaborative consumption (and a lot of other stuff) at 
http://us.amovens.com/blog-us/, and you can learn more about modern web-enabled carpooling at http://us.amovens.com/.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/collaborative-consumption-and.html#comment-1345219 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143669#comment-1345219 Zombie Hitler or GTFO! Zombie Hitler or GTFO!

]]> By: golvio http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/collaborative-consumption-and.html#comment-1345208 golvio Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143669#comment-1345208 Not just Hitler, but Ghost Hitler! Not just Hitler, but Ghost Hitler!

]]> By: darrrrrrn http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/collaborative-consumption-and.html#comment-1345151 darrrrrrn Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143669#comment-1345151 I find it hard to take anyone seriously who talks about curbing consumerism but looks forward to Sex and the City 2. I find it hard to take anyone seriously who talks about curbing consumerism but looks forward to Sex and the City 2.

]]> By: ShareMyStorage.com http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/collaborative-consumption-and.html#comment-1345054 ShareMyStorage.com Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143669#comment-1345054 Whether its car-pooling or sharing storage space its not really a new concept.  Its a traditional form of human interaction that become eroded post WW2 with the heavy global emphasis on increasing GDP which led to hyper consumption - the rest as they say is history.   Whats great about this movement is the fact the new tech is taking us back to old norms of behaviour that lead to sustainable consumption, stronger communities and more bang for your buck. Whether its car-pooling or sharing storage space its not really a new concept.  Its a traditional form of human interaction that become eroded post WW2 with the heavy global emphasis on increasing GDP which led to hyper consumption – the rest as they say is history.  

Whats great about this movement is the fact the new tech is taking us back to old norms of behaviour that lead to sustainable consumption, stronger communities and more bang for your buck.

]]> By: parrotboy http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/collaborative-consumption-and.html#comment-1345021 parrotboy Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143669#comment-1345021 Vancouver has had an excellent car co-op for at least ten years.  I was a member for eight years (until I moved away) and miss it a lot. By miss it I don't mean I miss the (slight) inconvenience of booking and finding cars - the co-op is big enough and has hundreds of cars.  I miss it because I rarely spent more in a month on car usage than I currently do on car insurance along.  I also miss the variety of options.  I certainly do not need a pickup truck every day, or even every week.  But at least once or twice a month I really, really could use a truck, and the co-op had them available, as well as multi-passenger minivans, station wagons and a lot of other options. I also know, for a certainty, that I would not currently own my home if I had owned a car for the ten years prior to buying this house.  Our culture of car ownership is a massive blind spot in financial literacy, and it continually amazes me that people simply assume that they need a car in all circumstances - particularly while struggling to make ends meet.  No, our infrastructure has not caught up and is a functional barrier to reduced car dependency (particularly in the US), but that can and will change. Vancouver has had an excellent car co-op for at least ten years.  I was a member for eight years (until I moved away) and miss it a lot.

By miss it I don’t mean I miss the (slight) inconvenience of booking and finding cars – the co-op is big enough and has hundreds of cars.  I miss it because I rarely spent more in a month on car usage than I currently do on car insurance along. 

I also miss the variety of options.  I certainly do not need a pickup truck every day, or even every week.  But at least once or twice a month I really, really could use a truck, and the co-op had them available, as well as multi-passenger minivans, station wagons and a lot of other options.

I also know, for a certainty, that I would not currently own my home if I had owned a car for the ten years prior to buying this house.  Our culture of car ownership is a massive blind spot in financial literacy, and it continually amazes me that people simply assume that they need a car in all circumstances – particularly while struggling to make ends meet.  No, our infrastructure has not caught up and is a functional barrier to reduced car dependency (particularly in the US), but that can and will change.

]]> By: David Pescovitz http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/collaborative-consumption-and.html#comment-1344997 David Pescovitz Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143669#comment-1344997 It doesn't. In my post, I link to Spinlister, which is about bicycles. And Airbnb, which is about vacation rentals. And Neighborgoods, which is about everything. It doesn’t. In my post, I link to Spinlister, which is about bicycles. And Airbnb, which is about vacation rentals. And Neighborgoods, which is about everything.

]]> By: Donald Petersen http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/collaborative-consumption-and.html#comment-1344969 Donald Petersen Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143669#comment-1344969 And he's an unbearable passenger.  Keeps tuning into Radio Disney and messing with the heater controls. And he’s an unbearable passenger.  Keeps tuning into Radio Disney and messing with the heater controls.

]]> By: silkox http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/collaborative-consumption-and.html#comment-1344960 silkox Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143669#comment-1344960 Why does it always have to be about cars? Here's a great example of how it can be not about cars (or can be about not-cars, too): http://undriving.org/ . Why does it always have to be about cars? Here’s a great example of how it can be not about cars (or can be about not-cars, too): http://undriving.org/ .

]]> By: MiG http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/collaborative-consumption-and.html#comment-1344920 MiG Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143669#comment-1344920 I don't think that's accurate, is it?   While I don't agree with it, the issue with the rideshare websites is that they were offering rides in exchange for compensation.  So, basically, taxis.  And if you're going to run a taxi, then you need to have all the permits and stuff that taxis need. I know several people who carpool in Ontario every day.  It's not illegal.   I don’t think that’s accurate, is it?  

While I don’t agree with it, the issue with the rideshare websites is that they were offering rides in exchange for compensation.  So, basically, taxis.  And if you’re going to run a taxi, then you need to have all the permits and stuff that taxis need.

I know several people who carpool in Ontario every day.  It’s not illegal.  

]]> By: glaborous_immolate http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/collaborative-consumption-and.html#comment-1344921 glaborous_immolate Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143669#comment-1344921 I was just thinking that carpooling hadn't met the modern regulative state. But Ontario shows that it has.  Imagine, people taking rides from people they may not know, putting their LIVES at risk. Same reason there's not real free market in daycare or medicine. I was just thinking that carpooling hadn’t met the modern regulative state. But Ontario shows that it has. 

Imagine, people taking rides from people they may not know, putting their LIVES at risk. Same reason there’s not real free market in daycare or medicine.

]]> By: Nadreck http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/collaborative-consumption-and.html#comment-1344871 Nadreck Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143669#comment-1344871 In Ontario carpooling is totally illegal.  Pressure from the (government granted) bus monopolies.  Several websites where people could look for rides have been shut down on this basis. In Ontario carpooling is totally illegal.  Pressure from the (government granted) bus monopolies.  Several websites where people could look for rides have been shut down on this basis.

]]> By: ChicagoD http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/collaborative-consumption-and.html#comment-1344856 ChicagoD Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=143669#comment-1344856 When I ride alone I ride with Hitler? Well, then I'm not alone, am I? Wait, what? When I ride alone I ride with Hitler? Well, then I’m not alone, am I? Wait, what?

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