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Jevons Paradox: if the convenience and cost of taking the automobile goes down, the usage will go up. It just might suck less because you can go anywhere, from
by rm_-rf_slash 11y ago
Jevons Paradox: if the convenience and cost of taking the automobile goes down, the usage will go up. It just might suck less because you can go anywhere, from anywhere, and drunk.
- maxxxxx 11y agoThat's what scares me about self driving cars. right now a three hour commute each way is not really feasible but if you could sleep in your car it would be very possible. We may end up with even more sprawl and more cars on the roads.
- rm_-rf_slash 11y agoOr worse: Mini RVs that let people live permanently on the road, taking up even more space. I'm reminded of the guy in Snow Crash who hooked himself up into a repurposed fire truck that smashed through the LA freeways like a tank.