This is very cool. I'd love them to open source everything they could to help kickstart as many people as possible to open such libraries in their own cities/ neighborhood/ area. This is much needed.
follow the money. as long as the incentives are to make us buy this product, or that one, this will inherently be biased at some point. I've yet to see a recs website truly aligned with our long-term satisfaction.
A few subreddits might be the exception here; but Reddit's model itself causes other type of challenges long-term.
we're currently trying with https://objet.cc
Diderot Effect and a few more points re: our consumption habits. Via Dr Laurie Santos [cognitive scientist and Professor of Psychology at Yale University] and her podcast about 'demonic possessions': https://objet.substack.com/p/demonic-possessions
I love this. Thanks for sharing Currently doing it with objet.cc
I don't do this as an inventory for insurance or even 'the final count' of my stuff, but to save the stories / anecdotes attached to my most beloved items. An example here: https://objet.cc/kev/travel-chess-board
It makes me reflect on what I truly care about [re: physical things]; which dramatically increases my awareness when I intent to buy something new. Where does that 'desire' come from? Why should I buy this? Why that one instead of that one? etc.