Jevons Paradox, named after economist William Stanley Jevons, describes the phenomenon where improvements in resource efficiency or technological advancements that lead to lower consumption per unit of output paradoxically result in an overall increase in resource consumption or demand for the resource.
More efficiency, more consumption 🔄⚡ Jevons
Paradox explains why saving resources can lead to using more.
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