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    rvwnsd got a reaction from tony in Chicago adult venues   
    Chicago has two main gayborhoods: Lake View (a/k/a Boystown) and Andersonville. Both are situated a few blocks from the lakefront. The main drag of Boystown starts at Halsted and Belmont (approx. 4 miles north and a mile west of Downtown) and Andersonville's main strip is Clark Street starting at Foster (approx six miles north and two miles west of Downtown). Both are accessible by the CTA Red Line, with the Belmont stop serving Lake View and the Berwyn stop serving Andersonville.
     
    There are two bathhouses left in Chicago: Steamworks in Lake View and Man's Country in Uptown, just north of the Andersonville community. Steamworks is the nicer of the two.
     
    Steamworks:
    http://www.steamworksbaths.com/chicago/
     
    Man's Country:
    http://www.manscountrychicago.com/about/about.html
     
    Lake View has been the center of LGBT life in Chicago since the late 1970's when the scene moved north from Old Town. The last vestige of the Old Town gay scene is the Bijou (a theater and sex club affiliated with Bijou Video) and it is closing on Sept 30. Most of the bars are located on Halsted between Belmont and Addison.
     
    Roscoe's (Corner of Halsted and Roscoe) has been around since the mid-1980's. It has several rooms, with the main room having one of the most beautiful antique bars.
    http://www.roscoes.com/
     
    Side Track is a video bar down the street (south) from Roscoe's and has also been around for ages.
    http://www.sidetrackchicago.com/
     
    Cocktail is a relative newcomer (it opened in the 1990's) and is across the street from Roscoe's
    http://www.cocktailbarchicago.com/
     
    Andersonville is Chicago's second gayborhood. It is about two miles north of Lake View, with Clark Street being its main commercial strip. Although I have never been, friends of mine like @mosphere and Marty's Martini Bar. Marty's is tucked away on a side street off of Clark Street on Balmoral Avenue. @mosphere is not far away and has strippers.
     
    @mosphere (Corner of Clark and Balmoral)
    http://www.atmospherebar.com/
     
    Marty's (Balmoral between Clark and Ashland)
    http://www.yelp.com/biz/martys-martini-bar-chicago
     
    There are two gay bars downtown: Downtown (located in the former Gentry space) at 440 N State Street
    http://www.downtownbarandlounge.com/
     
    and The Second Story an old-school bar above the Sayat Nova Armenian restaurant at 157 E Ohio St.
     
    Both are near the Grand Red Line stop.
     
    Big Chicks in Uptown is a very popular bar. I've always found it to be very friendly and a lot of fun. It is located at 5024 Sheridan Rd, a few blocks east of the Argyle Red Line stop.
    http://www.bigchicks.com/
     
    If you like strip clubs, the granddaddy of them all is The Lucky horseshoe, located at the corner of Belmont and Halsted.
    http://luckyhorseshoelounge.com/
     
    There are bars that have strippers (such as the afore-mentioned @mosphere)
     
    There are many others. Just google "Chicago Gay Bars" and you will see. Many of the bars are located outside of the traditional "gayborhoods" and could present a challenge if using public transit. Boystown is very accessible by the 'L.' Andersonville is a bit of a walk from the 'L,' so Uber or a taxi might be a better bet.
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from tyro in Chicago adult venues   
    That is a thread in and of itself.
     
    One thing to love about Chicago: people like to eat, drink, and f*%$.
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from HotWhiteThirties in Chicago adult venues   
    You are welcome.
     
    PS: If you have time, check out some of the non-gay centric venues Chicago has to offer. Millennium Park downtown is not to be missed. The Cloudgate sculpture is breathtaking as are the gardens, which might not be in bloom when you visit given that Chicago has distinct seasons and Autumn is upon us. A stroll down Michigan Avenue is always fun and the Chicago River architectural tours are great ways to relax and sightsee. Try to grab a cocktail at the bar at the top of the John Hancock building. For the price of a drink you can get a 360 view of Chicago and Lake Michigan from the 94th floor. The drinks are a bit overpriced, but they are less expensive than the observatory a few floors up. IMO, the view from the Hancock is superior to that of the Willis (Sears) Tower Skydeck. I also recommend visiting the Art Institute's Modern Wing and walking around the Loop to soak in the architecture and the city's character. Lastly, (well not lastly, as there are dozens of things to do) a great way to see the North Side is from a Brown Line 'L' train. You can catch it on the Loop 'L' and ride it up to Belmont (it goes further, but Belmont is one of Boystown's main streets). Some great vistas of great architecture.
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from + mature_guy in Chicago adult venues   
    You are welcome.
     
    PS: If you have time, check out some of the non-gay centric venues Chicago has to offer. Millennium Park downtown is not to be missed. The Cloudgate sculpture is breathtaking as are the gardens, which might not be in bloom when you visit given that Chicago has distinct seasons and Autumn is upon us. A stroll down Michigan Avenue is always fun and the Chicago River architectural tours are great ways to relax and sightsee. Try to grab a cocktail at the bar at the top of the John Hancock building. For the price of a drink you can get a 360 view of Chicago and Lake Michigan from the 94th floor. The drinks are a bit overpriced, but they are less expensive than the observatory a few floors up. IMO, the view from the Hancock is superior to that of the Willis (Sears) Tower Skydeck. I also recommend visiting the Art Institute's Modern Wing and walking around the Loop to soak in the architecture and the city's character. Lastly, (well not lastly, as there are dozens of things to do) a great way to see the North Side is from a Brown Line 'L' train. You can catch it on the Loop 'L' and ride it up to Belmont (it goes further, but Belmont is one of Boystown's main streets). Some great vistas of great architecture.
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from Ron Katt in Chicago adult venues   
    Chicago has two main gayborhoods: Lake View (a/k/a Boystown) and Andersonville. Both are situated a few blocks from the lakefront. The main drag of Boystown starts at Halsted and Belmont (approx. 4 miles north and a mile west of Downtown) and Andersonville's main strip is Clark Street starting at Foster (approx six miles north and two miles west of Downtown). Both are accessible by the CTA Red Line, with the Belmont stop serving Lake View and the Berwyn stop serving Andersonville.
     
    There are two bathhouses left in Chicago: Steamworks in Lake View and Man's Country in Uptown, just north of the Andersonville community. Steamworks is the nicer of the two.
     
    Steamworks:
    http://www.steamworksbaths.com/chicago/
     
    Man's Country:
    http://www.manscountrychicago.com/about/about.html
     
    Lake View has been the center of LGBT life in Chicago since the late 1970's when the scene moved north from Old Town. The last vestige of the Old Town gay scene is the Bijou (a theater and sex club affiliated with Bijou Video) and it is closing on Sept 30. Most of the bars are located on Halsted between Belmont and Addison.
     
    Roscoe's (Corner of Halsted and Roscoe) has been around since the mid-1980's. It has several rooms, with the main room having one of the most beautiful antique bars.
    http://www.roscoes.com/
     
    Side Track is a video bar down the street (south) from Roscoe's and has also been around for ages.
    http://www.sidetrackchicago.com/
     
    Cocktail is a relative newcomer (it opened in the 1990's) and is across the street from Roscoe's
    http://www.cocktailbarchicago.com/
     
    Andersonville is Chicago's second gayborhood. It is about two miles north of Lake View, with Clark Street being its main commercial strip. Although I have never been, friends of mine like @mosphere and Marty's Martini Bar. Marty's is tucked away on a side street off of Clark Street on Balmoral Avenue. @mosphere is not far away and has strippers.
     
    @mosphere (Corner of Clark and Balmoral)
    http://www.atmospherebar.com/
     
    Marty's (Balmoral between Clark and Ashland)
    http://www.yelp.com/biz/martys-martini-bar-chicago
     
    There are two gay bars downtown: Downtown (located in the former Gentry space) at 440 N State Street
    http://www.downtownbarandlounge.com/
     
    and The Second Story an old-school bar above the Sayat Nova Armenian restaurant at 157 E Ohio St.
     
    Both are near the Grand Red Line stop.
     
    Big Chicks in Uptown is a very popular bar. I've always found it to be very friendly and a lot of fun. It is located at 5024 Sheridan Rd, a few blocks east of the Argyle Red Line stop.
    http://www.bigchicks.com/
     
    If you like strip clubs, the granddaddy of them all is The Lucky horseshoe, located at the corner of Belmont and Halsted.
    http://luckyhorseshoelounge.com/
     
    There are bars that have strippers (such as the afore-mentioned @mosphere)
     
    There are many others. Just google "Chicago Gay Bars" and you will see. Many of the bars are located outside of the traditional "gayborhoods" and could present a challenge if using public transit. Boystown is very accessible by the 'L.' Andersonville is a bit of a walk from the 'L,' so Uber or a taxi might be a better bet.
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from tyro in Chicago adult venues   
    You are welcome.
     
    PS: If you have time, check out some of the non-gay centric venues Chicago has to offer. Millennium Park downtown is not to be missed. The Cloudgate sculpture is breathtaking as are the gardens, which might not be in bloom when you visit given that Chicago has distinct seasons and Autumn is upon us. A stroll down Michigan Avenue is always fun and the Chicago River architectural tours are great ways to relax and sightsee. Try to grab a cocktail at the bar at the top of the John Hancock building. For the price of a drink you can get a 360 view of Chicago and Lake Michigan from the 94th floor. The drinks are a bit overpriced, but they are less expensive than the observatory a few floors up. IMO, the view from the Hancock is superior to that of the Willis (Sears) Tower Skydeck. I also recommend visiting the Art Institute's Modern Wing and walking around the Loop to soak in the architecture and the city's character. Lastly, (well not lastly, as there are dozens of things to do) a great way to see the North Side is from a Brown Line 'L' train. You can catch it on the Loop 'L' and ride it up to Belmont (it goes further, but Belmont is one of Boystown's main streets). Some great vistas of great architecture.
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from + tassojunior in Chicago adult venues   
    Chicago has two main gayborhoods: Lake View (a/k/a Boystown) and Andersonville. Both are situated a few blocks from the lakefront. The main drag of Boystown starts at Halsted and Belmont (approx. 4 miles north and a mile west of Downtown) and Andersonville's main strip is Clark Street starting at Foster (approx six miles north and two miles west of Downtown). Both are accessible by the CTA Red Line, with the Belmont stop serving Lake View and the Berwyn stop serving Andersonville.
     
    There are two bathhouses left in Chicago: Steamworks in Lake View and Man's Country in Uptown, just north of the Andersonville community. Steamworks is the nicer of the two.
     
    Steamworks:
    http://www.steamworksbaths.com/chicago/
     
    Man's Country:
    http://www.manscountrychicago.com/about/about.html
     
    Lake View has been the center of LGBT life in Chicago since the late 1970's when the scene moved north from Old Town. The last vestige of the Old Town gay scene is the Bijou (a theater and sex club affiliated with Bijou Video) and it is closing on Sept 30. Most of the bars are located on Halsted between Belmont and Addison.
     
    Roscoe's (Corner of Halsted and Roscoe) has been around since the mid-1980's. It has several rooms, with the main room having one of the most beautiful antique bars.
    http://www.roscoes.com/
     
    Side Track is a video bar down the street (south) from Roscoe's and has also been around for ages.
    http://www.sidetrackchicago.com/
     
    Cocktail is a relative newcomer (it opened in the 1990's) and is across the street from Roscoe's
    http://www.cocktailbarchicago.com/
     
    Andersonville is Chicago's second gayborhood. It is about two miles north of Lake View, with Clark Street being its main commercial strip. Although I have never been, friends of mine like @mosphere and Marty's Martini Bar. Marty's is tucked away on a side street off of Clark Street on Balmoral Avenue. @mosphere is not far away and has strippers.
     
    @mosphere (Corner of Clark and Balmoral)
    http://www.atmospherebar.com/
     
    Marty's (Balmoral between Clark and Ashland)
    http://www.yelp.com/biz/martys-martini-bar-chicago
     
    There are two gay bars downtown: Downtown (located in the former Gentry space) at 440 N State Street
    http://www.downtownbarandlounge.com/
     
    and The Second Story an old-school bar above the Sayat Nova Armenian restaurant at 157 E Ohio St.
     
    Both are near the Grand Red Line stop.
     
    Big Chicks in Uptown is a very popular bar. I've always found it to be very friendly and a lot of fun. It is located at 5024 Sheridan Rd, a few blocks east of the Argyle Red Line stop.
    http://www.bigchicks.com/
     
    If you like strip clubs, the granddaddy of them all is The Lucky horseshoe, located at the corner of Belmont and Halsted.
    http://luckyhorseshoelounge.com/
     
    There are bars that have strippers (such as the afore-mentioned @mosphere)
     
    There are many others. Just google "Chicago Gay Bars" and you will see. Many of the bars are located outside of the traditional "gayborhoods" and could present a challenge if using public transit. Boystown is very accessible by the 'L.' Andersonville is a bit of a walk from the 'L,' so Uber or a taxi might be a better bet.
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from + Steve yabsley in Chicago adult venues   
    Chicago has two main gayborhoods: Lake View (a/k/a Boystown) and Andersonville. Both are situated a few blocks from the lakefront. The main drag of Boystown starts at Halsted and Belmont (approx. 4 miles north and a mile west of Downtown) and Andersonville's main strip is Clark Street starting at Foster (approx six miles north and two miles west of Downtown). Both are accessible by the CTA Red Line, with the Belmont stop serving Lake View and the Berwyn stop serving Andersonville.
     
    There are two bathhouses left in Chicago: Steamworks in Lake View and Man's Country in Uptown, just north of the Andersonville community. Steamworks is the nicer of the two.
     
    Steamworks:
    http://www.steamworksbaths.com/chicago/
     
    Man's Country:
    http://www.manscountrychicago.com/about/about.html
     
    Lake View has been the center of LGBT life in Chicago since the late 1970's when the scene moved north from Old Town. The last vestige of the Old Town gay scene is the Bijou (a theater and sex club affiliated with Bijou Video) and it is closing on Sept 30. Most of the bars are located on Halsted between Belmont and Addison.
     
    Roscoe's (Corner of Halsted and Roscoe) has been around since the mid-1980's. It has several rooms, with the main room having one of the most beautiful antique bars.
    http://www.roscoes.com/
     
    Side Track is a video bar down the street (south) from Roscoe's and has also been around for ages.
    http://www.sidetrackchicago.com/
     
    Cocktail is a relative newcomer (it opened in the 1990's) and is across the street from Roscoe's
    http://www.cocktailbarchicago.com/
     
    Andersonville is Chicago's second gayborhood. It is about two miles north of Lake View, with Clark Street being its main commercial strip. Although I have never been, friends of mine like @mosphere and Marty's Martini Bar. Marty's is tucked away on a side street off of Clark Street on Balmoral Avenue. @mosphere is not far away and has strippers.
     
    @mosphere (Corner of Clark and Balmoral)
    http://www.atmospherebar.com/
     
    Marty's (Balmoral between Clark and Ashland)
    http://www.yelp.com/biz/martys-martini-bar-chicago
     
    There are two gay bars downtown: Downtown (located in the former Gentry space) at 440 N State Street
    http://www.downtownbarandlounge.com/
     
    and The Second Story an old-school bar above the Sayat Nova Armenian restaurant at 157 E Ohio St.
     
    Both are near the Grand Red Line stop.
     
    Big Chicks in Uptown is a very popular bar. I've always found it to be very friendly and a lot of fun. It is located at 5024 Sheridan Rd, a few blocks east of the Argyle Red Line stop.
    http://www.bigchicks.com/
     
    If you like strip clubs, the granddaddy of them all is The Lucky horseshoe, located at the corner of Belmont and Halsted.
    http://luckyhorseshoelounge.com/
     
    There are bars that have strippers (such as the afore-mentioned @mosphere)
     
    There are many others. Just google "Chicago Gay Bars" and you will see. Many of the bars are located outside of the traditional "gayborhoods" and could present a challenge if using public transit. Boystown is very accessible by the 'L.' Andersonville is a bit of a walk from the 'L,' so Uber or a taxi might be a better bet.
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from AndreFuture in Do you get hit (online or in person) by young men?   
    You recognize Boomers said the very same thing about Gen Xers, right?
     
    I look forward to hearing Millennials bitch about Generation M or whatever their progeny are called.
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from + glennnn in Do you get hit (online or in person) by young men?   
    You recognize Boomers said the very same thing about Gen Xers, right?
     
    I look forward to hearing Millennials bitch about Generation M or whatever their progeny are called.
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    rvwnsd reacted to + dutchmuch in One can only hope karma eventually catches up with this creep...   
    The pharmaceutical company boss under fire for increasing the price of the drug Daraprim by more than 5,000 percent said Tuesday he will lower the cost of the life-saving medication.
     
    Martin Shkreli did not say what the new price would be, but expected a determination to be made over the next few weeks.
     
    He told NBC News that the decision to lower the price was a reaction to outrage over the increase in the price of the drug from $13.50 to $750 per pill.

    http://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_39/1233246/150922-martin-shkreli-jsw-309p_5ecab724533864dd68e5cc0307ffaae7.nbcnews-ux-320-320.jpg
    Martin Shkreli, chief investment officer of MSMB Capital Management, sits for a photograph in his office in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. MSMB made an unsolicited $378 million takeover bid for Amag Pharmaceuticals Inc. and said it will fire the drugmaker's top management if successful. Paul Taggart / Bloomberg via Getty Images file
     
    "Yes it is absolutely a reaction — there were mistakes made with respect to helping people understand why we took this action, I think that it makes sense to lower the price in response to the anger that was felt by people," Shkreli said, 32.
     
    Turing Pharmaceuticals of New York bought the drug from Impax Laboratories in August for $55 million and raised the price. Shkreli said Tuesday the price would be lowered to allow the company to break even or make a smaller profit.
     
    RELATED: Drug That Fights Potentially Deadly Infection Goes From $13.50 to $750
     
    Daraprim fights toxoplasmosis. The infection is particularly dangerous for people who have weakened immune systems, like AIDS patients, as well as for pregnant women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/drug-ceo-will-lower-price-daraprim-after-outrage-n431926
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from + Just Sayin in 411 on Ricardosrub and Jake Mitchell in San Francisco   
    I hired Jake a couple of times as an escort many years ago (I want to say the 2001/2/3 timeframe). I had a lot of fun. I recall him being generous with his time and being very nice.
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from + Gar1eth in Gino in New Jersey   
    I dunno, Gman. When I put the pics under my electron microscope it became obvious that there's a 7/32nds of an inch difference between the depiction of abdominal muscle 2 in pictures 2 and 3.
     
    I'm being facetious, of course. If the advertiser had not used the fictitious phone number I would be less skeptical.
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from + dutchmuch in uber   
    Their turn-by-turn direction system has its flaws, too. It sent an Uber driver into a tunnel beneath downtown LA and told him we had arrived at our destination. Our destination was the Omni hotel, not the corner of tunnel and tunnel. Imagine what would happen if it sent a driver into Compton instead of rancho Palos Verdes.
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    rvwnsd reacted to + VeryHappyCustomer in Huge Cock Recommendations in Los Angeles?????   
    Not to knock Ryan in any way, but the OP asked for a "huge cock". To me, "huge" means someone like JLA. Keep in mind that he's 6'3" as you mentally measure this.
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    rvwnsd reacted to + FreshFluff in What do our "Titles" here mean ???   
    I think it's a satire of the controversy over teaching evolution in schools.
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    rvwnsd reacted to + dutchmuch in uber   
    Jeb, riding Uber?
     
    The license plate border should have read: "Dumb As Fuck"
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from thickornotatall in Subway Jared Fogle Raided For Child Porn   
    Oh, forgive me. You see, I live in America, not in 'murica. We do things differently here.
     
    OK, you all can go back to watching NASCAR, Fox News, and Storage Wars.
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from hornytwells in Subway Jared Fogle Raided For Child Porn   
    A couple of things to keep in mind:

    He has not been accused of committing a crime
    The concept of "innocent until proven guilty"
    Running a porn rental business does not make one's soul "dark"
    Does it matter that he started eating Subway sandwiches because the Subway was convenient?

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    rvwnsd got a reaction from + dutchmuch in Subway Jared Fogle Raided For Child Porn   
    Oh, forgive me. You see, I live in America, not in 'murica. We do things differently here.
     
    OK, you all can go back to watching NASCAR, Fox News, and Storage Wars.
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    rvwnsd reacted to OneFinger in Subway Jared Fogle Raided For Child Porn   
    I'm not considering him guilty of child porn until it's proven. I think that it's probably "normal" for his computers to be searched based on the arrest of his co-worker. They had a close / long-term relationship. I'll withhold judgement until there's proof he was involved. Until then, he's only guilty by association.
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from OneFinger in Subway Jared Fogle Raided For Child Porn   
    A couple of things to keep in mind:

    He has not been accused of committing a crime
    The concept of "innocent until proven guilty"
    Running a porn rental business does not make one's soul "dark"
    Does it matter that he started eating Subway sandwiches because the Subway was convenient?

  23. Like
    rvwnsd got a reaction from thickornotatall in Subway Jared Fogle Raided For Child Porn   
    A couple of things to keep in mind:

    He has not been accused of committing a crime
    The concept of "innocent until proven guilty"
    Running a porn rental business does not make one's soul "dark"
    Does it matter that he started eating Subway sandwiches because the Subway was convenient?

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    rvwnsd got a reaction from + quoththeraven in uber   
    I hate to hold the needle that pops the "sharing economy" balloon, but when payment is involved nothing has been shared. Sharing refers to giving something. If I buy the 978 pack of toilet paper at Costco and give someone 200 rolls and do not get anything in return, I have "shared" 200 rolls. If I get, say, 57 rolls of paper towels in exchange for my 200 rolls of toilet paper, I have "bartered" 200 rolls for 57 rolls of paper towels. If I receive money for my 200 rolls, then I have "sold" the 200 rolls.
     
    Love 'em or hate 'em, Uber, airbnb, et al are facilitating the sale of a service. That's not sharing.
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    rvwnsd got a reaction from + dutchmuch in uber   
    I hate to hold the needle that pops the "sharing economy" balloon, but when payment is involved nothing has been shared. Sharing refers to giving something. If I buy the 978 pack of toilet paper at Costco and give someone 200 rolls and do not get anything in return, I have "shared" 200 rolls. If I get, say, 57 rolls of paper towels in exchange for my 200 rolls of toilet paper, I have "bartered" 200 rolls for 57 rolls of paper towels. If I receive money for my 200 rolls, then I have "sold" the 200 rolls.
     
    Love 'em or hate 'em, Uber, airbnb, et al are facilitating the sale of a service. That's not sharing.
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