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		smusamashah on Dec 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lfgss shutting down 16th March 2025 (day before On... This also sounds similar to Goodhart's Law which states that “when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law

cortesoft on Dec 17, 2024 [–]

I do think the two phenomenon are related... they both are caused when people fail to take into account the knock on effect of their actions

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