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Re:Canadians fly south for shot as US demand falls by tobyjsullivan on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @07:02PM (#27056971)
It's certainly not the only measure. But I'd argue it's one of the best I have available. (Wishing we had metrics or data which we don't actually have doesn't count for much)
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Re:Canadians fly south for shot as US demand falls by totony on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @07:10PM (#27057053)
If you don't have a good metric to measure something with, relying on a bad one is arguably harmful as it gives a false sense of authority/trust.

The metric can still be used in extensive studies (that take nuance into account), but using it as a metric on its own is fallacious imo.

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