The Jevons Paradox is bullshit.

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17. You seem to be intent on proving yourself wrong.

The 800 million people whose energy consumption has stayed flat (while their quality of life has improved anywhere from 10%-30%) prove that both you and Jevons are wrong. Without using any more energy, we've created a better world.

I have no idea what you're talking about with "Fuck the foreigners and their forlorn desire to play catch-up." Weren't you the one who is perfectly willing to let them starve to help save the environment, or let the Earth re-invent itself minus Homo Sapiens, or (actually, I'm not sure what it is you want).

You're pissed off because it's irrefutable: after becoming more efficient humans don't engage on a selfish power grab and fill in the void - they just use less. If you don't like it, take it up with the World Bank...it's not my analysis.