You seem to be hedging and I'm not sure why. Your core point is one that every g...

		debatem1 on Feb 23, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Life and society are increasingly governed by numb... You seem to be hedging and I'm not sure why. Your core point is one that every good engineer should understand: not all important things can be practically measured. We've all watched metrics or standards defined with the best of intentions driven into the ground by a narrow-minded focus on the wrong numbers. Why should we be surprised that this is true in economics or politics or philosophy?

You have to remember, not everyone is an an engineer, let alone a good one. The point Toofy is trying to make is about society as general.