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Re:Cory Doctorow: The Swivel-Eyed Loons Have a Point by Symbiote on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @12:49PM (#36140491)
There was a tool lending library near where I grew up in England in the 1990s. There was also a toy library, where we borrowed toys for a month or so at a time.

I doubt either exists now, but I'm sure the buses do. They don't smell. The cleaning contract for the buses will have been outsourced to the lowest bidder, but they still do the job.

Actually, the tool library probably still exists. I found one is Glasgow easily https://glasgowtoollibrary.com/borrow-tools/

Re:Cory Doctorow: The Swivel-Eyed Loons Have a Point by best_one_there on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @02:48PM (#36142289)
Even buses in London, the fanciest buses, are less tidy and clean than my 20 year old five owners Honda Civic.
Re:Cory Doctorow: The Swivel-Eyed Loons Have a Point by Symbiote on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @06:11PM (#36145075)
I don't doubt it.

But being cleaner than your perfect car isn't the requirement.