Increase in precision (materially and economically) then leads to rebound effects; higher precision should lead to lower material flows, but the opposite happens because the technological progress broadens the market when possible
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Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 22 hours agoAlso imprecise engineering tended to overbuild things.
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Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Thanks to better manufacturing techniques, engineering analysis, and the fine humans in management, we have gotten really good at barely building a machine that lasts just long enough to be out of warranty.