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Re:You click a link to a news site, to read an article that ... by resonious on Sunday December 05, 2021 @10:24PM (#29455776)
Classic example of that "if a metric becomes the goal, that metric is no longer useful" quote. At least, I think that's a real quote.
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Re:You click a link to a news site, to read an article that ... by factotvm on Sunday December 05, 2021 @10:44PM (#29455884)
In essence, Goodhart's Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law
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