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That doesn't match with my experience of the world around us. Rather it seems like what we've done is initially used a load of resource (e.g. low mpg cars, mas
by esotericn 7y ago
That doesn't match with my experience of the world around us.
Rather it seems like what we've done is initially used a load of resource (e.g. low mpg cars, massively overbuilt bridges, buildings, etc) and then started to optimize later.
It seems more likely to me that we enter a regime whereby lots of stuff is needlessly expensive compared to what it could have been if we'd rationed properly from the get go.
- rabidrat 7y agoAnd then there's Jevons Paradox[0], which notes that higher efficiency leads to greater overall consumption. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox
- lostlogin 7y agoFrom that: “However, this does not imply that improved fuel efficiency is worthless if the Jevons paradox occurs; higher fuel efficiency enables greater production and a higher material quality of life.” Good link, thanks.