Cat Hicks @grimalkina@mastodon.social
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Of course, many people come to these conversations so convinced that no shared meaningful measurement is ever possible, they would prefer to say: all measures are always going to be subject to goodhart's law

I don't believe that, though. I think for most of us, if you're going to take a medicine you will want to know how many people were helped or died after that medicine was administered. Measurement is necessary. I do understand we may have reasonable disagreements about the when and how

Cat Hicks @grimalkina@mastodon.social
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I explicitly think that we should take seriously the way that measurement operates as a social lever and USE THAT

This is not remotely controversial if you're someone who's worked in policy. Here is an example:

urban.org/policy-centers/cross

Kids' Share: Analyzing Federal Expenditures on Children

A comprehensive look at trends in federal and state spending and tax expenditures on children—the kids’ share of public spending.

www.urban.org · Urban Institute

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