Findus<p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/LibraryEconomies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryEconomies</span></a> are a crucial part of<br><a href="https://social.coop/tags/LibrarySocialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibrarySocialism</span></a><br>a term for a utopian political movement that wants to take the logic of the lending library and apply it to society to create a democratic egalitarian society.</p><p>Three concepts form the underlying philosophy:<br>1. a freedom: usufruct<br>2. a responsibility: the irreducible minimum<br>3. an orientation: complementarity</p><p>2/n<br>(wording with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@srslywrong" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>srslywrong</span></a></span>, illustration by Samantha)</p>