Opportunity cost is still a cost and many still decay even unused - it does cause extra consumption by proxy. A renting/sharing everything model would have issu

Opportunity cost is still a cost and many still decay even unused - it does cause extra consumption by proxy. A renting/sharing everything model would have issues and it is better to have a choice in the matter essentially. Imagine the outrage if some snobby place decided to ban cars with leases or rentals on them from their parking lots or from any renting in a city.