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Jevon's paradox isn't a law, and it's been really clear that it hasn't applied to electricity. We care about cold beer and hot showers, and only want them so c
by epistasis 4y ago
Jevon's paradox isn't a law, and it's been really clear that it hasn't applied to electricity.
We care about cold beer and hot showers, and only want them so cold and so hot respectively. Jevon's paradox does not apply to most consumption that we are trying to modify.
One place where Jevon's paradox really does apply is driving. Which is why we need a stronger movement to at least legalize planning that allows people to live without cars. Note that I'm not even saying we must force carlessness, simply make a careless life legal. Allow people to choose to build housing and businesses such that one doesn't have to use a car. Things like removing parking minimums, etc.
- wizofaus 4y agoI don't think that's what makes carless existence unrealistic for most people - the fact is our cities have evolved on the assumption we all have cars, hence we think nothing of making decisions that force us to travel significant distances for shopping, work, dining out, visiting family/friends. That's not going to change by removing laws requiring parking minimums (though I certainly agree doing so is low hanging fruit).