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The amount of time makes a practical difference. Books you take out for a week or more usually, games rentals and films (from the olden days when I'd get to go
by IanCal 2y ago
The amount of time makes a practical difference.
Books you take out for a week or more usually, games rentals and films (from the olden days when I'd get to go to an actual store) were at least several days.
Renting a film is something you could do from the second you start watching it to the second it finishes. Going from a few days to hours makes this in the region of 10-100 times faster turnaround.
Having to physically move things just adds significant time.
- protimewaster 2y agoI'm still not seeing it the issue, though. A significant portion of the world's population lives within a short distance of a library. Even if each individual library branch serves a relatively small chunk of the population, the collection of libraries effectively makes a global network that enables people to almost instantaneously rent books, movies, and games. Having this exist out in the world really doesn't ruin things.
- IanCal 2y agoIt's nowhere near instantaneous for physical items. I live near a library and it's a drive or a half hour walk away, open a few days a week during shortened times. That's nothing like clicking a button and renting a film for exactly the length I watch it for.