1889 || the tyranny of metrics

Make Your Damn Bed · Oct 30, 2026 · 11m

The focus on getting a high score actually distorts what we're scoring. The problem is not measurement, but a fixation on it

"When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure." - Goodhart’s Law

The sources:

Jerry Z. Muller's The Tyranny of Metrics.

Grading is ineffective (Medium Post)

(YouTube) Can Metrics Destroy Societies?

Well's Fargo Scandal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Taylorism

More Perfect Union's expose on spyware at work.

Ronan Farrow's "Bossware" video

Other important stuff:

Support the BDS movement.

organize clothing swaps with your friends.

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