It's not sharing: it's renting.

001sky · on April 27, 2014

The thesis is more that it's 'whoring'

And the pimp as the 'enabler',

(although ostensibly benign)

This seems a tad overly dramatic

But it works for an essay / thought piece.

Pimping definitely scales better, for example.

(Scale also diversifies revenue streams)

Whereas 'whoring' does not scale well;

its not long-term a viable profession.

(exploits the young/etc)

socialist_coder · on April 27, 2014

I think "whoring" and "pimping" are great analogies. We all know the only person getting a good deal in these transactions are the pimps and the johns, while the whores get screwed and end up trading their time for peanuts. It's not a path to a healthy middle class.