Comment on How rental ‘libraries of things’ have become the new way to save money

slurpinderpin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Wilzax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’m so down for this for items that I don’t need indefinitely. It reduces waste.

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  • PoliticalAgitator@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It also allows people to use much higher quality products. She’s pulling a power tool out in the picture and goddamn, there’s some garbage tools out there, even from quality brands.

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• Tikiporch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Yeah, that’s how libraries work.

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  • Eximius@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Libraries don’t cost.

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      My library has a power tools wing. Also a seasonal seeds section. They have gotten very fancy.

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      • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Wait for real? Free seeds? That’s rad!

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    • praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Well that’s just not true…

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    • lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      You pay for them through taxes.

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• Aatube@kbin.melroy.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It's interesting how individualism and socialism interact with each other, and how a degree of the latter can promote the former.

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