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According to google search ~1/3rd of all hits for "Jevons paradox" appeared since January 25 2025

It's the fancy big word of the day if you want to appear smart on social media.



Yes, and again, that doesn't make it wrong or irrelevant. Believe it or not, the popular wisdom can still be correct!


I never said it was wrong, I'm just saying a lot of people became instant experts on topics they had no idea even existed 24 hours ago, including people with grand techno prophecies and people giving financial advices


If someone says something correct that they just learned, they don't deserve ridicule just because they learned it recently and others are saying it too.




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