The Internet’s Back-to-the-Land Movement

Re:The Internet’s Back-to-the-Land Movement by rejberg on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @11:31AM (#19255686)

An increase in efficiency does not necessarily mean a reduction in total consumption. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

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Re:The Internet’s Back-to-the-Land Movement by dTal on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @01:52PM (#19257173)

I've always struggled with the application of Jevon's paradox to decision making. Does it mean we shouldn't try to make our usage of scarce resources more efficient?

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Re:The Internet’s Back-to-the-Land Movement by Retra on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @02:10PM (#19257343)

I think it just means you have to do more than simply make things efficient. You also have to have some way to minimize total costs.

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