Always thought that was the magic bit of Marx, and I’m increasingly seeing bits of the Net working on that basis.
I’ve recently joined Camden Freecycle and seen exchanges of bicycles, sofas, computers, and rather less obvious objects between those who had them and no longer wanted them, and those who need them (quite often charities) but can’t afford to, or don’t want to, buy them new.
Such a brilliant, simple idea – sure a lot of this stuff could be sold on eBay, but a lot of people can’t be bothered with the hassle of that – dealing with couriers, post offices etc – and here if you’ve got something you want to get rid of, someone who needs it will come and get it from you.
I’m hoping to give my old computer to an environmental charity, if it meets their needs.
And environmentally, perfection…
There’s also apparently a London-wide list, but given the thousands of emails I get in a week, I can’t quite face that one.
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