A historian unpacks the origins of our plastic addiction

Re:A historian unpacks the origins of our plastic addiction by j2bax on Friday June 21, 2019 @11:32AM (#20243380)

I have no doubt that both are large factors in the boardroom. Easy sale, easy repeat sale. It would be un-capitalistic to do anything else?! Consumers will probably choose the cheap option for the few jobs they have. Professionals will choose the high end option. How else would Harbor Freight exist?!

I think a good system of borrowing high end equipment within your local community would be far more environmentally friendly, but that doesn’t really fit the macho all American DIY persona very well.

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Re:A historian unpacks the origins of our plastic addiction by wool_gather on Friday June 21, 2019 @11:55AM (#20243624)

FWIW, these exist in some places: https://localtools.org/find/

Though they don't necessarily have high-end stuff; the one here has mostly middle-of-the-road items.

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