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the_snooze04/02/20252 repliesview on HN

It's even got a name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McNamara_fallacy


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2OEH8eoCRo004/03/2025

It's got a name and we know that it's happening yet the overpaid overeducated c-suite demands it? What gives?

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sidewndr4604/03/2025

While important, it actually misses a common problem I see: the assumption that every measurement is accurate.