The right to purchase.
It's become an issue of defining "purchasing". But companies don't want us to purchase appliances, they would be much happier if we could rent them.
It's become an issue of defining "purchasing". But companies don't want us to purchase appliances, they would be much happier if we could rent them.
The rental/do not own anything model is just awful, in my opinion.
I tend to use things until they completely wear out, and I get really good life out of them. This makes them very cheap compared to the usage pattern of upgrading all of the time. Renting would be very expensive lifestyle; and my usage pattern is more environmentally friendly to boot.
It's not that I want to own or lease most random stuff I use. I want the use of a particular item. Since owning is cheaper I own a lot of stuff.
If my local library or maker space had better tool and book availability I would own fewer tools sitting in the shed used for one project and not with the effort to resell