TEDxSydney - Rachel Botsman - Collaborative Consumption Author Presents Compelling Case for 21C

Rachel Botsman is the co-author of "What's Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption" (Harper Collins, September 2010). Here, with a dazzlingly graphic display, she presents a compelling case for 21st Century sharing.

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TEDxSydney 2010 was organised by General Thinking and took place on Saturday 22 May 2010 at CarriageWorks. Almost 2,000 people enjoyed the day, over 700 in the theatre and the rest via big screen simulcast in The Forum. It was a grand day.

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[Andreas Hesse]

I love you Rachel Botsman!

[Josef Davies-Coates]

you can still get that by hiring a BMW and pretending your own it, if that is your thing. However, I think more and more people are beginning to see those who take more than their fair share and don't share what they've got as pricks. Sharing is cool. Owning a big fancy car is stupid. Do you want to mate with stupid people?

[Bijan Ajamlou]

Amazing!!!

[ummmDanone]

anyone (in developed/developing) can buy BMW with more or less good salary with the credit system that we have now in the world. The question is do you really need it? Why do you need it for?

[PaFINDER]

You say this because you're poor

[MALMAL MAL]

advertising for some startups in a TED talk... boring

[Walid Kinger]

Boring!!

[Jentedyret]

best TED so far! And I have watched some...

[hyperlocavore]

We share yards, seeds, food, fruit,veg over here watch?v=PxO4JUaTzgA

[MrRobertGulabo]

Damn... she's giving away my secret! Today, there's always someone with a large TV with a complete set of

DVD's... People love to have you over to watch their shows with them. All you gotta do is lay back and be patient... which not a LOT of people would do. But I have the infinite patience of the immortal so I get away with it...