Jevons Paradox reveals that slashing costs doesn’t linearly boost demand—it explodes it.
Drop coal prices or cut flight fares by 40%, and usage surges 300%. Cheaper resources mean rampant consumption: transistors now embed in every gadget, no matter how absurdly.
Beyond economics, apply to cognition: Heuristics shortcut costly thinking; AI eliminates them entirely, fostering deeper reliance and escalating use.
Religion and ideology also offer pre-packaged frameworks that bypass deliberation for knee-jerk adherence—driving viral adoption.