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I think there's the global maximum vs local maxima argument in favor of doing something too. Why do people ultimately spend time on Facebook? I would say they
by ethbro 10y ago
I think there's the global maximum vs local maxima argument in favor of doing something too. Why do people ultimately spend time on Facebook?
I would say they don't do so because of micro-optimized KPI targeting: they do so because they feel time on Facebook is valuable and makes them happy. If Facebook can't deliver increases in that, then optimizations only take them so far.
- ThrustVectoring 10y agoYup. There's definitely some Goodhart's Law going on here as well. Micro-optimized KPI targeting is an inexact measure of feeling like ones time on Facebook is valuable.