"Analytics always expands to fill the available budget." @jthandy breaks this down with @JenniferHli and @BornsteinMatt on the AI + a16z podcast: Save companies money on compute and they immediately find new workloads. This is Jevons Paradox and it explains the modern data stack: - Cheaper storage unlocked questions we couldn’t ask before - Better tools empowered data engineers and multiplied analyst productivity - AI is about to accelerate that cycle exponentially In the long run, AI isn’t about helping companies spend less. It’s about letting them do more.