The McNamara Fallacy
The McNamara Fallacy says this:
I can think of lots of places where this applies, but the first one that came to mind was science's disregard for subjective experience.
The first step is to measure what can easily be measured. This is OK as far as it goes. The second step is to disregard that which can't easily be measured or give it an arbitrary quantitative value. This is artificial and misleading. The third step is to presume that which can't be measured easily really isn't important. This is blindness. The fourth step is to say that what can't be easily measured really does not exist. This is suicide.
I can think of lots of places where this applies, but the first one that came to mind was science's disregard for subjective experience.
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How about "used car sales" ? The stuff which MATTERS about used cars is not easily measured, therefore "sending credible signals" about a used car is a problem - why not just give it a new paint job ?
I have a couple of links on "signal selection" at www.hibhum.com
By pg--az, at 7:29 PM
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