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by vnorilo 2311 days ago
We'd need to increase the price of materials compared to labor.

Correct taxation of negative externalities would work towards this.

I (like everyone else in my neighborhood) have super cheap, barely servicable tools in my shed that I have used once or twice. There's no way that's a reasonable allocation of resources in comparison to neighbor sharing, renting high quality tools or hiring a pro who owns such, but price and convenience heavily push me towards owning disposable crap, and I have to consciously fight it.