Jevons Paradox for Knowledge Work

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Aaron Levie
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This directly relates to what Brian's experiencing building AI-powered dev workflows and automation tools. Aaron Levie's take that AI will create *more* work rather than replace it aligns perfectly with Brian's practical experience seeing AI enable new types of projects rather than eliminating jobs.

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AI/agents/future of software work - Primary focus Side projects/automation/earning from skills - Secondary (AI enabling more viable side projects) Engineering craft/architecture/productivity - How this changes dev workflows

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"Why My AI Dev Tools Created More Work, Not Less"

Thesis

AI coding assistants didn't reduce my workload—they made previously impossible side projects suddenly feasible.

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Specific metrics from his print-on-demand automation or Chrome extension projects that became viable only with AI assistance.

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#ai-productivity #jevons-paradox #solopreneurship #serverless-parallel #demand-creation #knowledge-work #ai-democratization