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by SilasX 4645 days ago
"Yeah, so, it turns out that charging for something prevents its overuse."

'WOW! REALLY?'

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I think the point is the nonlinearity of speed as a function of the number of cars, i.e.,

"Charging for something reduced use by 20%, and overuse-related problems by 95%"

"WOW! Why don't more people do that?"