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Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by paulpauper on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @02:04PM (#17760334)
but you need electricity, hence a service
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Re:Americans Own Less Stuff, and That’s Reason to Be Nervous by _bxg1 on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @02:26PM (#17760546)
And the people (via the government) regulate electricity, so that electricity companies don't gain an inordinate amount of power over society. We just don't have that kind of legislation yet for the sudden influx of service-style companies that have popped up in recent years.
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