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[-] howdy@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago
[-] jarvis@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month 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.

this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2026
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