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croemertoday at 9:18 AM0 repliesview on HN

That's not what Jevons paradox means though. He's just name dropping some concept.

Jevons paradox would be if despite software becoming cheaper to produce the total spend on producing software would increase because the increase in production outruns the savings

Jevons paradox applies when demand is very elastic, i.e. small changes in price cause large changes in quantity demanded. It's a property of the market.