Trusting Strangers

In a discussion on D2L, we will explore The Economy of Trust.  What happens when we've stopped trusting institutions and started trusting strangers?  Here is a video that explores this topic.  The link above reveals many Ted Talks on this topic.

A related topic from Wired in 2014 discusses "How Airbnb and Lyft finally got Americans to trust each other."

The sharing economy has come on so quickly and powerfully that regulators and economists are still grappling to understand its impact. But one consequence is already clear: Many of these companies have us engaging in behaviors that would have seemed unthinkably foolhardy as recently as five years ago. We are hopping into strangers’ cars (Lyft, Sidecar, Uber), welcoming them into our spare rooms (Airbnb), dropping our dogs off at their houses (DogVacay, Rover), and eating food in their dining rooms (Feastly). We are letting them rent our cars (RelayRides, Getaround), our boats (Boatbound), our houses (HomeAway), and our power tools (Zilok). We are entrusting complete strangers with our most valuable possessions, our personal experiences—and our very lives.

We will continue this discussion on D2L, but feel free to comment below on your thoughts about this sharing economy.