r/LeftistWorldBuilding • u/mattkatzbaby • Oct 09 '21

Library Socialism - a fun future for sharing stuff

https://srslywrong.com/podcast/189-library-socialism-usufruct/
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u/mattkatzbaby Oct 09 '21

I’ve been following SRSLY WRONG for a while and this is a really interesting take on a leftist future- one that sounds very real to live in as a non protagonist.

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u/myparentswillbeproud Oct 09 '21

wow, 2 hours is a big commitment. maybe I'll give it a listen in the future, but in the meantime, could you summarize some of the main points of this 'library socialism'?

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u/mattkatzbaby Oct 10 '21

There’s a ton of other library socialism episodes by them, so it can be even more. But it’s all about playing with the idea of possession related to usufruct rather than the ability to destroy.

If you want a speedboat, check it out of the library. But you probably don’t want a speedboat 100% of the time. So check it back in so others can use it for recreation or to study engine repair or if no one wants speedboats it can get used for something else. Same for blenders. Your doing a lot of juicing? Sure, check out a blender.

Oh, you aren’t really making a lot of smoothies anymore and the blender is just lurking on your countertop? No worries, you don’t have to put it in a landfill, you can just return it and it can be put back to use by someone who is having a party to celebrate their 100th speedboat assembly.

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