Re:First batch of student’s washing machines shipped to Iraq
by ch4s3 on Friday August 13, 2021 @12:31PM
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It could be, but not in the way the parent thinks. Washing machines and dish washers are what allowed women to enter the work force, but they didn't cause them to spend more time washing. It probably increased demand for freshly washed clothes and clothing in general.
Re:First batch of student’s washing machines shipped to Iraq
by dredmorbius on Friday August 13, 2021 @12:46PM
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The Jevons Paradox is an economy-wide effect, not (just / only) an individual one.
Cheaper washing machines mean more clothes, more laundry, more people washing more often.
Individuals may spend less time doing laundry. But more laundry is being done, above and beyond simply meeting previous latent demand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox