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There's an actual name for this fallacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McNamara_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McNamara_fallacy > The McNamara fallacy (
by andruby 2y ago
There's an actual name for this fallacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McNamara_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McNamara_fallacy
> The McNamara fallacy (also known as the quantitative fallacy),[1] named for Robert McNamara, the US Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1968, involves making a decision based solely on quantitative observations (or metrics) and ignoring all others.
Which had a profound effect on the Vietnam War
I agree, by the way, we shouldn't focus only on measurable metrics. Humans, and businesses should also value "norms and values". Although I have no idea how to evangelise this