— —Field Note— —
The Metrics That Learned to Lie
At first, metrics reveal reality. Then people learn them. Adapt to them. Optimize for them.
Soon the numbers improve. While the system does not.
The metric did not break. It was understood.
Every metric has a half-life of truth. After that, it measures compliance. Not reality.
A metric becomes dangerous when people learn how to survive it.
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