Rentalship Is The New Ownership in the Networked Age | Epicenter�| Wired.com

Rentalship Is The New Ownership in the Networked Age | Epicenter�| Wired.com: "When Pierre Omidyar had a broken laser pen to dispose of back in 1995, he took a bet on humanity’s inherent trustworthiness and listed it on his new website AuctionBay. The site, since renamed a more manageable eBay, was conceived as “a place where people can come together” and generally be trusted to behave honestly — a community of buyers and sellers who, thanks to a novel feedback system, proved remarkably decent in their communal behavior."