From Solidity to Liquidity: Macro-Level Consumption Patterns in the Sharing Economy

Macro-level consumption patterns in ownership-based modernity have been identified as being predominantly passive, individualistic, private, and alienated. However, access-based consumption, the new imperative of what has been termed the sharing economy, is fundamentally changing traditional business models and affords consumers a more flexible and fluid lifestyle without the burden of ownership. The current essay updates Fırat and Dholakia’s...