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Re:Code quality: a concern for businesses, bottom lines, and... by marginalia_nu on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @04:51AM (#28928341)
This seems in conflict with the fact that we, as humans, are subjects -- with no direct access to any sort of objective reality.

The measurements these businesses are looking at are (by definition) disjointed from reality as experienced by their customers and employees.

Re:Code quality: a concern for businesses, bottom lines, and... by ducharmdev on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @10:45AM (#28931256)
Given any entity that yearns for its own survival (a person, a business, an organism etc): does it matter whether it's means of observing the world are imperfect if said means are good enough to ensure it's continued survival?
Re:Code quality: a concern for businesses, bottom lines, and... by marginalia_nu on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @10:59AM (#28931439)
Is good enough all we're striving for? Is treading water the pinnacle of human accomplishment?
Re:Code quality: a concern for businesses, bottom lines, and... by ducharmdev on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @12:59PM (#28933050)
For a lot of businesses, yes - that's exactly what they're striving for.

I think what's confusing to me about this and your previous point, is you mentioned this inability to access objective reality outside our own subjective experience, but now appeal to a shared human experience (i.e., there's a general human accomplishment we should all be working towards that goes beyond our subjective experience). I can understand one or the other, but it seems there's some tension between those 2 views.