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Comment by readthenotes1

3 months ago

They even have a fancy title, "measurement dysfunction", and a smug "if you know you know" nickname, Goodhart's Law

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graemep  3 months ago

and Campbells Law, and the CObra effect.

I had not come across "measurement dysfunction" before. Useful phrase.

  • dilyevsky  3 months ago

    A related phenomenon is McNamara Fallacy

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