The Construction,Predicament And Transcendence Of Sharing Economy Under The Influence Of Information Technology

Information technology has comprehensively embedded in sharing economy which is a new kind of consumption mode emerged and developed with the development of information technology.Information technology not only affects sharing economy as a kind of consumption tool as the vast majority of studies acknowledge,information technology also affects sharing economy by shaping consumers,which has a profound impact on sharing economy.Thus,in order to really reveal sharing economy,we shouldn't treat information technology only as a kind of consumption tool or put it into 'black box' as an abstract variable.We should think further about how information technology shape consumers in sharing economy from the perspective of philosophy of technology.According to this,we should not only deconstruct the effect of information technology on the construction of sharing economy by shaping consumers' perception and action,but also reshape consumers to reconstruct sharing economy so as to be free from the predicament of shaping economy influenced by information technology.Based on information technology shaping consumers,This research uses technological mediation theory to analyze the process of information technology shaping consumers'perception and action in sharing economy in order to reveal how information technology affect sharing economy and how to be free from the predicament of shaping economy influenced by reshaping consumers.In a word,this research construct an structure of analyzing the relationship between information technology and sharing economy in the view of philosophy of technology.Firstly,information technology affects the construction of sharing economy by reshaping consumers.In the hermeneutic perspective,according to the mediation,information technology affects how sharing economy appears to consumers,amplifies consumers'perception in consumption,which will promote consumption information to be reused.On this basis,the consumption culture characterized by thrifty will emerge in sharing economy.What's more,in the existential perspective,according to the mediation,information technology affects how consumers appear in sharing economy,invites their 'systematic'actions in consumption,which will promote the generalization of the right to act as consumers and to construct consumption-flattening in sharing economy.On this basis,the Consumption culture characterized by equal will emerge in sharing economy.Secondly,during the process of information technology affecting the construction of sharing economy,based on having capabilities of cognitive interactions and making own decisions,information technology in sharing economy will help capital enable technical domination in sharing economy.Based on the mediation as the subject,individual rationality is displaced by technological rationality and consumers become "Passive Consumer".On this basis,after capital getting "Operational Autonomy",the goal of capital will be concealed in sharing economy and consumerism controlled by technology will return.At last,consumers in sharing economy will be forced to accept a kind of more "exquisite" and "hypocritical"consumption alienation.Finally,facing consumerism and consumption alienation caused by information technology,the paper tries to introduce technology enlightenment within sharing economy to clear up the technology clouds and make consumers divorce from the immature state caused by information technology to deal with these problems.Specifically,centered around "Man"in sharing economy,from perspectives of consumers' free will,technologies as "Nudge" and laws covering "algorithmic power",as two categories:"self-discipline" and "heteronomy",the paper focuses on the trinity of " 'self-discipline'-technological discipline-legal discipline" to make "passive consumer" turn into "active consumer".In a word,technology enlightenment in sharing economy will be achieved by the use of man-machine cooperation to deal with problems of consumption culture change,which means "active consumer","active consumption system" and "active consumption culture" can be integrated in sharing economy.Academic circles usually pay much attention to information technology as a kind of consumption tool in sharing economy,but this paper focuses on how information technology shape consumers in sharing economy.According to the study,on the one hand,we can recognize the philosophical essence of information technology in sharing economy so that we can understand the relationship between information technology and sharing economy better and develop the consumption theory,making the theory more perfect,more explanatory and more acceptable;on the other hand,according to reveal sharing economy from the perspective of philosophy of technology,this research has the important guiding and practical significance for constructing sharing economy featured thrift and equality to promote sustainable development and the free and comprehensive development of individuals.