Elie: Elie moved page Efficiency to Archive:000/Efficiency without leaving a redirect: Huge_refactor

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Elie moved page Efficiency to Archive:000/Efficiency without leaving a redirect: Huge_refactor

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Elie: Created page with "The word "efficiency" makes a lot of people upset, because the word has sometimes been used to promote some bad ideas. So let's separate the kinds of efficiency we actually want vs the kinds we really don't:
Examples of '''good''' efficiency: * Energy efficiency {{light|(as long as it actually reduces total consumption (i.e. avoids a Jevons' Paradox))}}. * Food efficiency {{light|(to fight global hunger and [[deforestation]..."

2023-07-02T23:36:52Z

Created page with "The word "efficiency" makes a lot of people upset, because the word has sometimes been used to promote some bad ideas. So let's separate the kinds of efficiency we actually want vs the kinds we really don't: <div style="background:#00FF0033"> Examples of '''good''' efficiency: * Energy efficiency {{light|(as long as it actually reduces total consumption (i.e. avoids a Jevons' Paradox))}}. * Food efficiency {{light|(to fight global hunger and [[deforestation]..."

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The word "efficiency" makes a lot of people upset, because the word has sometimes been used to promote some bad ideas. So let's separate the kinds of efficiency we actually want vs the kinds we really don't:

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Examples of '''good''' efficiency:
* [[Energy]] efficiency {{light|(as long as it actually reduces total consumption (i.e. avoids a Jevons' Paradox))}}.
* [[Food]] efficiency {{light|(to fight global [[hunger]] and [[deforestation]])}}.
** Reducing [[food waste]], make food more [[plant-based]], and in some cases improving [[crop yields]].
* [[Frugalism]], [[right to repair]], and fighting against [[planned obsolescence]].
* Efficient use of buildings for [[housing]] {{light|(as long as we don't sacrifice [[common space]])}} - so we can end the housing shortage without taking a lot of resources.
* Designing neighborhoods to be [[walkable]].
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Examples of '''bad''' efficiency:
* Making people live in pods and eat bugs.
* Designs that promote a "go to work, consume, come home" lifestyle.
** Instead, we need public places where people can hang out without having to spend money. [See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kiq6Fwf4sDU related podcast]]
* Underpaying workers, or disregarding health & safety for the sake of productivity.
** Instead, we should make [[labor]] more enjoyable even when that makes it somewhat less efficient. After all, people spend a lot of their lives working - we can stand to sacrifice some economic output for the sake of human wellbeing.
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Elie: Elie moved page Efficiency to Archive:000/Efficiency without leaving a redirect: Huge_refactor