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Re:The sharing economy was always a scam by thomasfortes on Friday March 08, 2019 @12:50AM (#19335420)
Ignoring the terrible taste of your argument for the sake of keeping it civil...

Do you really think that everyone should simply bend to the externalities that you generate?

You really think that you could drop toxic waste on a river that goes through your property and no one can complain when the river dies because you are more important that the victims of your externalities?

Because it is a terrible argument that does not seem to have any basis on how the real world operates.

Re:The sharing economy was always a scam by cwyers on Friday March 08, 2019 @12:43AM (#19335399)
That's not an externality. And honestly, your chosen example is rather unpleasant.

An externality is something like "cigarettes produce smoke that contains a lot of carcinogens, and therefore cigarette smoking can contribute to the poor health of people who are nearby even if they do not choose to smoke themselves."