The problems with metrics is that they indicate there is a single (multivariate) objective by running a company, running a country, living a life, running a wha

The problems with metrics is that they indicate there is a single (multivariate) objective by running a company, running a country, living a life, running a whatever. The thing is just that it is not the case. It in intricate networks of relations, aspirations, missions, ambitions, needs and so forth. Metrics should underlie that fact, not overlie it. Ie. they can be used, just in moderation.