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minus-square@FireTower@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish35•6 months agoIt’s the cotton gin logic. Eli Whitney thought his invention the cotton gin would reduce the need for manual labor on cotton plantations and reduce slavery. Instead it made cotton farming more profitable and revitalized slavery.
minus-square@sushibowl@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglish5•6 months agoI think this is an instance of Jevon’s paradox.
It’s the cotton gin logic. Eli Whitney thought his invention the cotton gin would reduce the need for manual labor on cotton plantations and reduce slavery. Instead it made cotton farming more profitable and revitalized slavery.
I think this is an instance of Jevon’s paradox.