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.

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

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        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. Renting a $1000 tool sounds better than buying a $100 tool and encouraging the race to the bottom.

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