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Re:September was the most anomalously hot month ever by candiodari on Thursday October 05, 2023 @04:15PM (#37783735)
This will achieve the opposite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

If you make something less critical, cheaper, it will be used for more and more ridiculous things.

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Re:September was the most anomalously hot month ever by flagrant_taco on Friday October 06, 2023 @12:48AM (#37787194)
Jevon's Paradox is a thought experiment focused on increased efficiency not decreased demand. History is full of examples where a decrease on demand didn't lead to an increase in ridiculous uses for the technology.
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