From 4b5ecd7fd69ffee2a845eb6b31ef1a47c1a715d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?=E2=A7=89=20infominer?= Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2023 10:22:44 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] jevons paradox --- unsorted/concerning.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/unsorted/concerning.md b/unsorted/concerning.md index 4329c45c..d7ed7fa9 100644 --- a/unsorted/concerning.md +++ b/unsorted/concerning.md @@ -72,3 +72,7 @@ Today, ‘everyone’ including powerful actors and decision-makers like the UK * [Bolt drivers in Nigeria are illicitly selling their accounts, putting passengers at risk](https://restofworld.org/2022/bolt-drivers-in-nigeria-are-illicitly-selling-their-accounts-putting-passengers-at-risk/) RestofWorld “I asked the driver why the app showed me a different driver’s face, and he claimed Bolt blocked his account so he was using his brother’s.” + +https://github.com/WICG/mobile-document-request-api/issues/6 +Jevons Paradox is an economic principle which introduces the concept that availability and efficiency of providing a resource (in this case data from a driver's license) can often times lead to increased consumption of the resource. This spec should be addressing whether this additional consumption provides an overall net positive gain for the web platform or if this will cause further harm to marginalized communities of people. +