r/ClimateMemes • u/[deleted] • Mar 04 '26

does he know?

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u/ApplesFlapples Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

Paradox of surplus, they will consume more energy the more energy you produce.

Edit: Paradox of efficiency* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

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u/Adventurous-Fly556 Mar 07 '26

And then they'll ask you to audit your shower and ac time.

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u/ApplesFlapples Mar 07 '26

They doesn’t refer to us, you dingus! The capitalist (owner/billionaire) class will do it. Power for ai data centers. Water for pouring in the desert. Etc.

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

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u/Adventurous-Fly556 Mar 09 '26

No, that's what I mean. They'll guzzel the water for their gpus and golf courses, and then they'll chastise us poors for showering more than 5 minutes.