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I thought it was more about the fact that the sharing economy can either create positive, meaningful interactions that connect neighbors and neighborhoods, or it can turn your neighbors into faceless drones that you only interact with via the touch of an app button.

I admit that the dystopian future the author sets out seems a little drastic, but it does remind me of Jobs' "below the API" argument.

For anyone who can't be bothered reading the self-indulgent, concise rubbish since he doesn't actually provide the explanation:

"I will dismiss out of hand any article suggesting that the sharing economy can be about connecting people with others instead of separating them, and I will post something snarky and condescending instead of engaging with an interesting point"

For anyone wondering if that ellipses is at all misleading, here's the full quote:

"We make these choices, bit by bit. I stopped ordering from Sprig back in the spring, because (a) I don’t like that future and (b) they sent me a truly sub-par chicken sandwich."

FWIW, I found the article to be really well written.