The theory is simple: instead of buying a household item or a piece of clothing or some equipment you might use once or twice, you take it out and return it.

  • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    It’s dystopic if most can only afford to rent what they always need. IMO being able to rent something you rarely need is a good thing.

    I’d much rather have my car for day to day driving and rent something with more space the few times I need to move something that won’t fit in my car. Even better would be to have ride share programs to use for medium loads and reliable mass transit for trips where I don’t have much to move.

    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 months ago

      it’s not dystopic in the sense that companies are selling tools to people who don’t need tools for an extremely prolonged time.

      That would be fucking dystopic, being forced to buy tools you don’t need, because it’s the only option to get them.