On: Jevons paradox

[basicplus2]

This is about making a cheaper energy source available thus enabling previously uneconomic activities to be possible, so not so mysterious

[horsecaptin → basicplus2]

Yup - the same applies to any resource or service. As costs go down so o barriers to entry.

The article makes a good point in pointing out that people often overlook this when talking about efficiencies leading to lower consumption of resources.

[lcamacho84 → basicplus2]

There is a concept in ecology that relates to this one [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebound_effect_(conservation)

[jwilk → lcamacho84]

Does anyone know why econlib.org is blacklisted on Wikipedia?

[dredmorbius → jwilk]

I wasn't aware that it is, and cannot find it on the RS noticeboard:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=econlib&...

Though it's listed on the spam page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist

My guess would be: spamming.

The addition was logged in March, 2017:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist/...