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Re:Lfgss shutting down 16th March 2025 (day before Online Sa... by Rygian on Monday December 16, 2024 @03:39PM (#42435167)
It's called "Perverse incentive" and Wikipedia runs an illustrative set of examples:

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

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Re:Lfgss shutting down 16th March 2025 (day before Online Sa... by stickfigure on Tuesday December 17, 2024 @02:37PM (#42444481)
This one is marvelous: In 2021, the US Congress enacted stringent requirements to prevent sesame, a potential allergen, from cross-contaminating other foods. Many companies found it simpler and less expensive to instead add sesame directly to their product as an ingredient, exempting them from complying with the law.
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