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Re:Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers by broguinn on Monday August 29, 2022 @09:16AM (#32637805)
I recently learned about 'Jevons Paradox':

>In 1865, the English economist William Stanley Jevons observed that technological improvements that increased the efficiency of coal-use led to the increased consumption of coal in a wide range of industries. He argued that, contrary to common intuition, technological progress could not be relied upon to reduce fuel consumption.

Which is a criticism, it seems, for any system that values resource attribution over efficiency.

Re:Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers by fvrghl on Monday August 29, 2022 @11:24AM (#32639381)
Is that basically the same as induced demand?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_demand

Re:Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers by broguinn on Monday August 29, 2022 @02:22PM (#32641618)
I very cursory read seems to say yes. The biggest difference I see is that Jevons paradox is paradoxical because of the intent to increase efficiency (eg. make pages load faster, reduce the amount of coal needed, etc).