Re:Reverse Jevons Paradox
by mpenick on Friday August 07, 2026 @09:00AM
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I liked this footnote. A simple, intuitive explanation.
> If you pay $1.00 to press a button, and pressing the button pays you $0.99, you > will press the button zero times. If you get $1.01 instead, you will press the > button all the time.
One thought: If it only gives you $0.01 profit you'll (have to) push it more than if it gave you $1000 profit. There's a saturation point.
> If you pay $1.00 to press a button, and pressing the button pays you $0.99, you > will press the button zero times. If you get $1.01 instead, you will press the > button all the time.
One thought: If it only gives you $0.01 profit you'll (have to) push it more than if it gave you $1000 profit. There's a saturation point.