BTW, adding another idea I just got: Big data is about to take over the world. We'll have deep knowledge of even the most minute differences in outcome differe

BTW, adding another idea I just got: Big data is about to take over the world. We'll have deep knowledge of even the most minute differences in outcome differences. Equality-of-outcome doctrine + big data is a recipe for disaster. You think politics are polarized right now? You ain't seen nothing yet. It's important to measure what's important. If you're trying to lose weight, and measure your weight every morning (outcome), and you see it's stagnating, you'll be discouraged. If you knew that you had lost some fat and gained tons of muscle, you'd be much more encouraged. What you measure ends up controlling you.