If you don't have a good metric to measure something with, relying on a bad one is arguably harmful as it gives a false sense of authority/trust. The metric ca

If you don't have a good metric to measure something with, relying on a bad one is arguably harmful as it gives a false sense of authority/trust. The metric can still be used in extensive studies (that take nuance into account), but using it as a metric on its own is fallacious imo.