Here's a point that I don't see raised anywhere in the comments: short-term rented items are stateless. Wear, tear and failure is undone by the rental company,

Here's a point that I don't see raised anywhere in the comments: short-term rented items are stateless. Wear, tear and failure is undone by the rental company, but so are any customisation, decoration, or adjustments to make them better If you need a car adjusted for the needs of disabled persons (whether it's yourself or a member of your family), or if you want to put up a picture frame or a poster in a short-term rented room/office, then those adjustments will be treated as deviations from the norm, and "corrected" at the end of your rental term if you leave them in place. Part of human condition is the need to self-express, and you cannot really do that with short-term rented items (and to some extent, even long-term rented items). This can discourage personalisation and customising your environment altogether, which may feel like being in a prison.