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might be a form of Jevons Paradox (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[โ€“] howdy@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

whomst is jeavon

[โ€“] jarvis@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

Whenever efficiency increases consumption increases. Better steam engines mean more coal consumption. Faster cheaper RAM means more RAM consumption.