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It’s kinda like adding lanes on the freeway: for a time traffic is nice but people get used to it and then more people start driving and it becomes just as cong
by alexchantavy 3y ago
It’s kinda like adding lanes on the freeway: for a time traffic is nice but people get used to it and then more people start driving and it becomes just as congested as it was before.
- ratrocket 3y agoGood observation. I believe the name for that is "induced demand".
- seoulmetro 3y agoNo, that's not what induced demand is. Induced demand is the idea that if you upgrade things, people will use it more (duh). (And it will need upgrading again shortly) The post you're replying to is just how benefits of improvements scale off with time.
- DeRock 3y agoIts a form of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox
- _aavaa_ 3y agoYes, but Jevons paradox only says usage goes up. That usage could have gone to things that help with productivity of the end user rather than going to sluggish frameworks.