the [Law of stretched systems]:  > Every system is stretched...

the Law of stretched systems:

Every system is stretched to operate at its capacity; as soon as there is some improvement, for example in the form of new technology, it will be exploited to achieve a new intensity and tempo of activity.

This is also called Jevons Paradox: widening roads creates more traffic.

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