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LG stops making Blu-ray players, marking the end of an era — limited units remain while inventory lasts
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Welp, we're one step closer to the "you will own nothing and be happy" future tech companies want for us.
Not owning just means you don't have to pay anything. Have at it. World's free now
You wouldn't download a car? Well maybe yes.
Maybe when 3D printers become much more capable.
Yeah, I would download a car.
You'd have to be a special kind of stupid not to download a car and instead pay the thousands of dollars + dealing with scumbag dealerships.
Or just your average American.
Hell yeah!
CATCH A RIIIIIDE!
I've been actively avoiding it forever, but my peers are all-to-eager to give up any control or ownership of anything.
It's really a cultural problem, and most of the people receiving the short end of the stick aren't realizing it.
There's a lot of stuff that isn't really efficient to own individually. I need a power drill one day a year or less, it's just gathering dust in my closet the rest of the time. I bet most of my neighborhood does the same.
I often dream of a local community center of sorts that lends out tools, and other such things, maybe for a small yearly fee. They could spend to get something robust, good quality that lasts for a long while. And the whole neighborhood could benefit. Sort of an expanded version of a library? I guess none of that is very profitable.
Some libraries literally do this already, expect they do it completely for free.
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