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benrutter 3 hours ago

Not OP but yes if you consume more jam (not if you consume the same over a period of time, because you're then just paying less for jam over a wider time scale).

The example I've heard given is accounting and spreadsheets. It made accountancy cheaper, but people then started asking more questions and analysis became a thing.

Rather than just taking the reduced spend as profit, companies wound up increasing their accountancy spend overall.

dguest 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Well consuming more jam per unit time would still be supply and demand, you have to spend more on jam overall because you can buy a cheaper jar.