• Sludgeyy@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    That “electricity” was a service

    Without context, it is a good.

    It’s like natural gas. It is a good.

    It’s like saying “milk” is a service because the milk man brings it to your house

    She wouldn’t give me my damn point back on the quiz

    • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      55 minutes ago

      This is just semantics. Companies are often called services because they operate and maintain the network of service to your house, whether it’s electric fields moving around, gas particles, laundry pick up and delivery, trash and recycling, milk, newspaper delivery, Internet service, cable subscription, whatever else. Perfectly reasonable to call home electricity a service operated by your utility.