cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/25899831
I made this a “climate action individual” post because a “library economy” is made of individual actions - borrowing a tool instead of buying one, sharing your books with the neighborhood, etc. Bottom up instead of top down.
Something like this should be highly localized. As much as I’m in on the practice, I’ve seen way too many videos of consumers rushing into Walmart stacking up everything they can on Black Friday. We need to be able to create a culture where people share a responsibility of not just sharing, but returning.
Great to see Andrewism out here making a solid case though.
Once communities realize scarcity isn’t an issue, the initial rush tends to subside and it becomes sustainable. That’s generally just the initial capitalist trauma panic. People become way more relaxed and selective and in turn start to donate and engage when they can.