People are getting sick of working in the “sharing” economy

You mean that thing a bunch of 20 somethings made up as a marketing gimmick? Most AirBnBs are now professionally managed operations the same way most rental units are except AirBnBs get to side-step a bunch of red tape.

Instead of shutting down the likes of AirBnB the smarter move would be to streamline and reduce the overhead required in managing rental units since clearly AirBnB is acting as some kind of pressure release valve and letting people do things they can't do with all the red tape.

Now that AirBnb and Uber are no longer novelties, it seems like supply and demand is simply working to bring the price to its natural level. The nice thing about flexible rates (as opposed to traditional taxis) is that Uber can quickly respond to changes in supply vs. demand.

At least it shows that people are willing to try new things... whether it be out of optimism or desperation.