@sidereal yeah, I get that, I’m mostly just imagining what a totally different incentive would have wrought. Less waste, I’d hope, but within consumerism we’d probably just shift the cycle to even more churn through household and personal items.

@sidereal imagine if the system had been “if you don’t use all of your budget then 30% of the savings will be allocated to your group as a bonus.” Think of the incentives to keep old equipment working, only buy items that last, to find creative ways to stretch that budget.